Title: Acquasale (sweet pepper sauce)
 Categories: Main dish, Italian, Pasta, Appetizers, Sauces
      Yield: 3 Cups
 
      3 tb Olive oil
      1 ea Red onion, finely sliced
    1/2 ea Garlic clove, finely minced
      3 ea Red bell peppers, roasted,
           -- ribs, membranes & seeds
           -- removed & cut into 1/2"
           -- slices
      2 md Tomatoes, seeded & cut into
           -- chunks
    1/4 ts Salt
    1/4 c  Fresh breadcrumbs, optional
 
  Warm the olive oil in a large heavy saute pot.  Add the red onion &
  saute over a low heat until the onion becomes limp & translucent. Add
  the garlic & saute briefly. Stir in the pepper strips & sweat them
  over low heat for 20 to 25 minutes.  Add the tomatoes & salt & cook
  another 2 to 3 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Put the mixture in
  a food processor & pulse about 30 times.  DO NOT PUREE. If it seems
  too moist, add the breadcrumbs. Serve either as an antipasto, or as a
  main dish with pasta or polenta. Or, add stock & serve as a soup.