- 2 whole roasted red peppers
- 2/3 cup fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled and halved, or more to taste
- 1 1/2 cups light mayonnaise (such as Hellmann's® Light)
- 2 teaspoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper, or to taste
- Place roasted red peppers and basil in a food processor; pulse until coarsely chopped and combined. Add lemon juice; pulse 3 times. Scatter garlic halves over mixture; pulse to chop, 4 to 5 times. Add mayonnaise and sugar; pulse until smooth, 5 to 7 times. Season with salt and pepper.