Roasted Fennel Tomato Sauce

Prep Time:	10 min
Cooking Time:	40 min
Servings:	4 people

Contributed by: Spif, Master Chef, Spud.ca Culinary Institute

Ingredients:

1 fennel bulb diced
1 medium sized onion, diced
4-6 cloves of garlic, halved
4 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp brown sugar
zest of 1 med sized orange
1/2 tsp chili powder
1 tbsp fresh ground pepper
salt to taste
2 tbsp chopped fresh oregano
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Directions:

1)Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2)Toss all the ingredients together except tomato sauce. Place in oven safe baking dish and bake for 25 minutes. Turn (stir) contents half way through. Fennel should be tender and starting to brown and garlic should have softened.
3)Stir tomato sauce into roasted vegetables and return to oven for another 15 minutes at 350 degrees, stir every 5 minutes.