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This recipe makes about four cups of oil but if you want more, you can just double the ingredients. It takes about an hour and fifteen minutes to prepare and about ten minutes to cook. It will smell so good, you'll be dying to try it!

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The Ingredients To Gather:

2 cups cherry tomatoes

30 garlic cloves

1 red bell pepper

4 cups olive oil

1 tablespoon oregano

4 oil-cured anchovies

1 fresh bay leaf

Pinch crushed red pepper flakes

Kosher salt, to taste

The Step By Step Directions To Follow:

1. Preheat  broiler to high. Place  tomatoes, garlic, pepper on  foil-lined baking sheet. Roast  vegetables, turning as needed, until  skins are charred and blistered, 6 – 8 minutes.

2. Transfer  vegetables directly to  food processor. Add remaining ingredients, let sit in the food processor to infuse  30 minutes.

3. Pulse  mixture until a chunky purée forms, allow to infuse  another 30 minutes.

The Additional Directions To Follow:

Then, take your mixture and pour it slowly through a cheesecloth strainer. Allow your mixture to strain using gravity and do not push or stir your oil through it. Then put your oil your container that is sealed  well.  It will keep in your fridge no longer than ten days.

Here are some ways you can use this oil:

On Peppery Greens: Because there’s a little water left in the infused oil, it works as a dressing on its own, dropping rich, warm flavor onto particularly strong bitter salad greens, like arugula, dandelion or mustard.

In a Smoky Vinaigrette: For a concentrated vinaigrette with more bite, combine three parts tomato oil to one part sherry vinegar, whisking it together by hand or shaking it in a closed container to emulsify. Add a teaspoon or two of whole-grain mustard if desired, too.

Drizzled on Pizza or Meatballs: Because the oil has such a deep, smoky nose to it, it pairs particularly well with rich, fatty dishes that already have a tomato component like pizza or meatballs. Drizzle a bit of the oil on dishes right before serving, making sure not to use it on delicate pies, like a white sauce or prosciutto-and-egg combo.

Serve And Enjoy!

This tomato oil is so easy and amazing, you might want to put it on just about everything! Have you tried this tomato oil on your favorite dishes yet?

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Article Source: Tasting Table