Meatballs with Roasted Tomato Sauce - Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia

Ingredients

• 3 sweet peppers (red, yellow or orange), halved and seeded
• 2 small onions, cut lengthwise into eighths
• 2 large tomatoes, sliced 1 cm ( 1/2 inch) thick
• 1 head garlic, top sliced off
• Olive oil
• Salt
• freshly ground pepper
• 1 can (796 ml/28 oz) diced tomatoes
• 1 can (398 ml/14 oz) tomato sauce
• 15 ml (1 tbsp) balsamic vinegar
• 5 ml (1 tsp) dried oregano
• 8 fresh basil leaves, finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
• 1 medium carrot, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 1 small onion, quartered
• 1 sweet pepper (red, yellow or orange), quartered and seeded
• 50 ml ( 1/4 cup) fresh parsley
• 1 clove garlic
• 500 g (1 lb) lean ground beef, chicken or pork (or combination)
• 375 ml (1 1/2 cups) dry breadcrumbs (more if needed)
• 125 ml ( 1/2 cup) grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 egg
• 2 ml ( 1/2 tsp) each salt and pepper