This is a quick vegan tomato sauce made with fresh ingredients.
Some tomato sauce recipes require removing tomato skins and seeds, but I feel that removes valuable nutritional content and flavor. If you prefer a sauce without seeds or skin, you can take the extra time to remove them. You can leave out or substitute ingredients based on preference. However, my youngest daughter thought it was so tasty she ate a bowl full like it was soup. This sauce contains no preservatives and is not intended for canning. To safely can tomato sauce, you would need to add an adequate proportion of lemon juice or citric acid. Fresh ingredients are preferred over canned or dried for a better flavor profile.
This recipe can be used as a sauce for lasagna, casseroles, spaghetti, and other Italian dishes. You can easily add cooked hamburger meat if you wish to have a meat sauce for your meal. If you make any additions or changes to the recipe, the nutrition content will change. You can use Cronometer.com to calculate the nutrition content of your recipe substitutes. This recipe can easily feed 4 to 6 people as a sauce.
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Ingredients
1 Medium Onion, White or Yellow, chopped
5 Cloves Garlic, diced
6 cups Tomato Raw, Cherry, Grape, Roma, or any variety, chopped
5 Organic, Kalamata Olives, sliced
5 Organic, Green Olives, sliced
One package or several sprigs of Organic Basil, fresh or dried
1/8 cup Organic Parsley, dried or fresh
1/8 cup Organic Oregano, dried or fresh
1 TBS Garlic Chives, fresh, chopped
3 Sprigs Organic Thyme, dried or fresh
5 TBS Organic Tomato Paste
½ Cup Filtered water (more or less depending on thickness preference)
Dash or to taste preference Himalayan Pink or Sea Salt
Dash or to taste preference Organic Black Pepper, Ground
Directions
1. Dice or chop onion, garlic, tomatoes, olives, and prepare any fresh herbs.
2. Heat 1 TBS olive oil in a saucepan on the stovetop using medium to high heat.
3. Add onion and garlic to the pan and sauté until lightly caramelized.
4. Add fresh diced tomatoes and let them cook down for 5-10 minutes until liquid is rendered into the pan.
5. Add fresh herbs, olives, and allow to cook for 3-5 minutes.
6. Add tomato paste mixing to incorporate into the sauce and allow to cook for about 5 more minutes. If the sauce gets too thick adding some filtered water may be necessary, about ½ cup water should be enough to produce a good sauce consistency.
7. Add sugar, salt, and pepper to taste preference.
8. Remove from heat and serve or use to prepare another recipe after cooling slightly.
Nutrition Information calculated for 6 servings.
Expanded nutritional information provided in the per serving calculations from Cronometer is listed below.
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