Fresh Tomato Sauce

Name: Fresh Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 45
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 10 basil leaves; 2 cloves garlic; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 1 teaspoon About salt; 907 grams very ripe tomatoes

Fresh Tomato Sauce might be just the sauce you are searching for. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 0g of protein, 1g of fat, and a total of 12 calories. This recipe serves 45. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and whole 30 diet. Head to the store and pick up basil leaves, tomatoes, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Core and halve tomatoes.

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Tomato

Remove seeds (either scoop them out with a spoon or hold a half in your hand and squeeze out the seeds) and cut tomatoes into 1/2-in. dice. Set aside.

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Tomato

Seeds

Thinly slice garlic. In a 10- to 12-in. frying pan over low heat, cook garlic in olive oil until it is soft and fragrant, about 5 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Garlic

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Frying Pan

Add tomatoes and 1 tsp. salt and increase heat to medium-high. Cook until tomatoes give off their liquid and start to bubble. Reduce heat to medium-low or low, so the sauce gently simmers. Cook, uncovered and undisturbed, until oil separates from the sauce and most of the liquid has evaporated, about 30 minutes.

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Tomato

Sauce

Salt

Cooking Oil

Meanwhile, chop basil. When sauce is done, stir in basil and add salt to taste.

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Basil

Sauce

Salt

Variations

Butter it up: Use unsalted butter in place of the olive oil and a chopped medium onion in place of the garlic.

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Butter

Olive Oil

Garlic

Onion

Explore the herb patch: Try 1/2 to 1 tsp. minced fresh oregano, marjoram, rosemary, or thyme instead of the basil.

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Fresh Oregano

Marjoram

Rosemary

Basil

Thyme

Add some heat: Toss in 2 or 3 dried whole arbol chiles with the garlic for a slightly spicy version.

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Arbol Chile

Garlic

Remove chiles before serving.

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Chili Pepper

Pick more produce: At the beginning of step 3, add one skinned and chopped medium eggplant and cook until soft, about 10 minutes, before adding the tomatoes.

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Eggplant