Kick up your roasted eggplant, steamed vegetables & baked potatoes with this bright Sweet Red Pepper Sauce. By using steamed red peppers, the resulting sauce brings forward a mellow sweetness. This sweetness accentuates the flavors of the underlying vegetables without overpowering them. If you prefer a charred flavor in your sauce, simply roast your red bell peppers in lieu of steaming during the first step. This sauce comes together quickly, but it does require a few kitchen tools–a steamer basket, food processor and a mesh strainer. Try it with our Smashed Potatoes! Gluten, soy and oil free.
What You’ll Need
- 2 large red bell peppers, chopped into large pieces
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp agave nectar, or to taste
- 3/4 tsp minced garlic
- 1/2 tsp onion powder, or to taste
- 1/4 tsp sea salt, or to taste
- 1/8 tsp black pepper, or to taste
How To Make It
- Using a steamer basket, steam red pepper over boiling water for 10 minutes or until softened. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
Steam red pepper pieces until soft.
- Using a food processor or blender, puree your softened pieces of red pepper.
Puree your steamed red peppers.
- Because we are making a sauce, let’s refine it one more time by pushing your processed red pepper puree through a mesh strainer into a medium mixing bowl.
Push puree through a mesh strainer.
- Now, whisk in all remaining ingredients. Because there is so much variance in bell pepper size and sweetness, this is a great time to grab a clean spoon and taste the sauce. Adjust the seasonings to your liking.
Whisk your seasonings into the strained red pepper puree.
- Serve your sweet red pepper sauce over eggplant, roasted vegetables or fresh baked potatoes.
Enjoy your sweet red pepper sauce!
Sweet Red Pepper Sauce
Here’s the recipe card for Sweet Red Pepper Sauce. Print, share or save!
Sweet Red Pepper Sauce
Equipment
- Steamer basket
- Large pot with lid
- Medium mixing bowl
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 2 large red bell pepper chopped into large, uniform chunks
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon agave nectar or to taste
- 3/4 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt or to taste
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper or to taste
Instructions
- Steam red pepper in a steamer basket over boiling water in a large pot with lid for 10 minutes or until softened. Allow to cool for 5 minutes or so.
- Using a food processor or blender, puree your softened pieces of red pepper.
- Because we are making a sauce, let's refine it one more time by pushing your processed red pepper puree through a mesh strainer into a medium mixing bowl.
- Now, whisk in all remaining ingredients. Because there is so much variance in bell pepper size and sweetness, this is a great time to grab a clean spoon and taste the sauce. Adjust the seasonings to your liking.
- Serve your sweet red pepper sauce over eggplant, roasted vegetables or fresh baked potatoes.
Nutrition
Did you make it?
Share YOURS on Facebook or tag us on Instagram for a chance to be featured!
#wewantveggies
