ESSENTIAL: Simplest Fresh Tomato Sauce

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Simplest Fresh Tomato Sauce

 

Recipe By : The Essential Vegetarian Cookbook by Diana Shaw, page 278

Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Sauces And Marinades Vegetables

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 large garlic clove -- thinly sliced

1 1/2 pounds fresh tomatoes -- peeled

seeded and chopped

2 tablespoons minced fresh basil

OR 2 teaspoons crumbled dried basil

salt and freshly ground black pepper -- to taste

 

Serves 4

 

TOTAL TIME: 25 minutes

TIME TO PREPARE: 25 minutes

COOKING TIME: Included in time to prepare

DO AHEAD: you can peel, seed, and chop the tomatoes up to 3 days in

advance. Refrigerate until ready to use.

REFRIGERATION/FREEZING: refrigerate up to 4 days. Freeze up to 6 months.

 

Everyone has a secret for " the best " tomato sauce. Some say it's the

tomatoes, some the quality of the olive oil, while others say it's a matter

of cooking it quickly on very high heat. I endorse all three.

 

Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. When it's hot, add

the garlic. Reduce the heat to medium-low and swish the garlic slices

through the oil until the slices begin to color, about 40 seconds. Remove

the garlic from the oil with a slotted spatula or fork and discard

them. Swiftly pour the tomatoes into hot oil, add the crumbled dried basil

if using, and cook until the tomatoes reduce into a thick sauce, about 10

minutes. Stir in the minced fresh basil, if using. Remove the sauce from

the heat, and season with salt and pepper.

 

You can leave it chunky, or purée it with an immersion blender, or in a

food processor. (Don't overdue it, or the sauce will be watery.)

 

Note: the tomatoes must be rip to burstin', so to speak, more red than

orange, with no black spots.

 

PER SERVING: calories 68, protein 1.6g, carbohydrate 8.6g, fat 3.9g,

cholesterol 0mg, sodium 15.7mg, 47% calories from fat. Outstanding source

of vitamin C. Good source of vitamin A.

 

 

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