My Spicy Cherry Tomato Sauce is an easy homemade sauce made with roasted cherry tomatoes, jalapeños, garlic, and fresh basil. It’s fresh, flavorful, and perfect for pasta, pizza, dipping bread, and so much more.
Spicy Cherry Tomato Sauce You’ll Make All Summer
If my garden is overflowing with cherry tomatoes, there’s a good chance I’m making homemade sauce. This spicy cherry tomato sauce is one of my favorite ways to use up a big harvest because it’s fresh, packed with flavor, and has just the right kick from roasted jalapeños. Everything roasts together in one pan before getting blended into a smooth, delicious sauce that’s so much better than anything from the grocery store.
I might have a slight obsession with making tomato sauce! This recipe is inspired by my classic Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce, but here we’re giving it a kick! Another fav is Roma Tomato Sauce when the garden is overflowing with big tomatoes. This spicy version is perfect when I’m craving a little heat, and I love tossing it with pasta, spreading it on homemade pizza, or freezing a few jars for later.
Recipe Tips + Helpful Notes
- Cherry tomatoes — Sweet, ripe cherry tomatoes make the best sauce. Garden tomatoes are my favorite, but store-bought work great too.
- Jalapeños — Remove the seeds for a milder sauce, or leave a few in if you want extra heat.
- Garlic — Roasting the garlic makes it sweet and mellow instead of sharp.
- Fresh basil — Add it after roasting so it stays bright and fresh.
- Blend it your way — Pulse just a few times if you like a chunky sauce, or blend longer for a smooth, creamy texture.
- So many ways to use it — Toss it with pasta, spread it on pizza, spoon it over chicken, use it as a dipping sauce for breadsticks, or swirl it into baked eggs.
Let’s Make My Spicy Tomato Sauce!
Spread the ingredients out in a baking pan.
Bake until the tomatoes are wrinkled and bursting.
Throw in a food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. Take a taste – so good, right? Enjoy!
Storing & Freezing
Store the sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
This sauce also freezes beautifully. Let it cool completely, then freeze in freezer-safe containers or bags for up to 3 mojalapeño tomato saucenths. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator and reheat on the stove or in the microwave.
Spicy Cherry Tomato Sauce with Jalapeños
PrintIngredients
- 4 cups cherry tomatoes stems removed
- 2 jalapeno peppers seeds removed, cut in half
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/3 cup fresh basil
- salt + pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Spread tomatoes, jalapenos and garlic in a shallow baking pan or baking sheet. Add olive oil and onion powder on top, and stir to fully coat everything.
- Place in the oven and bake for 35 minutes.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes and then pour the pan of tomatoes into the food processor (careful, it's hot!). Add fresh basil and salt and pepper to taste in the food processor.
- Pulse until sauce is creamy.
- Use it right away, or throw it in the fridge to use tomorrow, or freeze it for next month. Enjoy!
Ashley says
We love sauce with a bit of kick! I bet this is amazing with those roasted tomatoes!
Mary Frances says
Those are the most gorgeous roasted tomatoes. Ever. The jalepeno sounds perfect – I love a little kick!
Kelly says
This looks amazing, Pamela! Love the roasted tomatoes and the little kick you added. I would probably drink this by the spoonful! So yummy – pinning 🙂
Anna Johnston says
Your sauce looks totes amazeballs! Im addicted to anything with cherry toms in it, we always have a jar in the fridge, Ive been known to eat it straight outta the jar, its my savoury honey. 🙂
Megan says
My cherry tomatoes are coming in like crazy now, so I need to keep this recipe in mind. Looks great!
Corina @ Glamorous Bite says
I just love tomato soup any time of the year and with fresh tomatoes it is just divine!
Annie @Maebells says
How fantastic?! I love the addition of the jalapeno! Everything is better with a spicy little kick! 🙂
John@Kitchen Riffs says
I love roasted tomatoes! And cherry tomatoes have such great flavor — they’re perfect for this. And that little kick you’ve added to the sauce? Yes, please. 😉
Allison says
I adore using cherry tomatoes in sauces! I am all about the fresh tomatoes right now. There’s just no comparison to the canned this time of year. I love the little kick you added. I want to eat this with a spoon!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice says
This sauce looks amazing! I love how creamy it is…I think I would find an excuse to eat this over anything I could get my hands on! 🙂
Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy says
You can’t beat homemade tomato sauce. Especially when it has a bit of spice in it.
Thanks for commenting on my blog 🙂 I am new to yours, but I have bookmarked it to come back daily.
Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella says
That sauce looks amazingly good! Look at that colour and you can tell it’s so packed with flavour 😀
Koko says
This sauce looks AMAZING!! I love roasting cherry tomatoes with thyme and balsamic vinegar, a little bit of olive oil, S + P for perfect breakfast tomatoes with baked beans and hash browns! There is so much flavour packed in those little guys!
So when is spaghetti night?? 😉
Kristi @ Inspiration Kitchen says
I am crying right now!!! I love cherry tomatoes and I didn’t get a chance to plant a garden this year. Wah! And girl – you KNOW that jalapenos and me are BFFs.
Jeanette | Jeanette's Healthy Living says
I could eat this like a soup – love the little kick!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
Seriously…I can drink that bowl of tomato sauce! I love the kick :-))
Isadora @ she likes food says
We are totally on the same wavelength here! I just made a cherry tomato sauce the other day and it was one of the best things I have ever eaten! As much as I love to eat raw cherry tomatoes, I never want to eat any other kind of tomato sauce now. I love that you added the jalapenos!
Gretchen @ Two Healthy Kitchens says
Yes, yes! As a pizza sauce!! YUM!! That sounds amazing! (Well, and it sounds super yummy as a dipping sauce and pasta sauce, too!)
And lemme tell ya … we go through lots of cherry tomatoes at my house, and none of them look as beautiful as what you have grown! Totally fabulous!! (And I can’t catch any food thrown up in the air … ever!!)
Lindsey @ American Heritage Cooking says
Of course there are jalapeños in your tomato sauce! LOL! The big question here is why I have I never made a roasted tomato sauce? I heart roasted tomatoes almost as much as I heart tomato sauce…magical! Can’t wait to try!
Bri | Bites of Bri says
Oh yum, Pamela! I love spicy tomato sauce and I can’t wait to get making it!
Cindy @ Pick Fresh Foods says
Yum, I just roasted some tomatoes over the weekend for the first time. I love the flavor. 😀
This sauce is such a great way to use up all those beautiful tomatoes of yours. This would be fantastic on some pasta! Pinning
PassTheKnife says
I bet this is divine! I love the color and creamy texture, so simple too!
Shashi @ runninsrilankan says
YUM!!! Pamela – I so could use some of your roasted tomato/jalepeno soup right now! The texture and flavors have me swooning!
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says
I love a little kick to my sauce! Great recipe!
Marta @ What should I eat for breakfast today says
Tomato sauce from delicious organic tomatoes is the best. Nothing from a store can replace it <3
Abbe@This is How I Cook says
This looks so good, Pamela! Love your tomato crop and its bounty!
lisaiscooking says
Those perfect, little tomatoes are so pretty! I love the flavor of roasted cherry tomatoes, and the jalapenos must be fantastic in this sauce.
marcie says
I made a sauce similar to this a few years back and I loved it! This is the perfect way to use up those tomatoes, and looks just delicious, Pamela! 🙂
Dixya @ Food, Pleasure, and Health says
i love roasted tomatoes – great way to use them..
Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic says
I love tomato soup and tomato sauce, especially the spicy versions. This looks sooooo good!