Fresh Sauce With Artichokes and Pine Nuts Recipe

Fresh Sauce With Artichokes and Pine Nuts Recipe

  • 1/4 cup pine nuts
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 sweet onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 20 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 (15 ounce) cans artichoke hearts – drained, squeezed, and sliced
  • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 8 leaves fresh basil
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread pine nuts onto a baking sheet.
  2. Bake in the preheated oven until pine nuts are fragrant and lightly browned, about 8 minutes.
  3. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is softened, 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes, artichoke hearts, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover skillet, and simmer until tomatoes have softened, about 40 minutes.
  4. Stir toasted pine nuts, basil, and Parmesan cheese into sauce; simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.