Easiest Way to Summer Eating on a Dime Fresh tomato Sauce

Easiest Way to Summer Eating on a Dime Fresh tomato Sauce Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Fresh tomato Sauce. Use up your summer tomatoes in this bright and fresh simmer of chopped tomatoes, onions, sweet green peppers, garlic and wine. Toss with the hot pasta of your choice. For a flavorful kick, stir in some shredded basil just before serving.

I added oregano, basil, parsley, and dried green/red peppers to the sauce.

I didn't worry about getting all of the tomato seeds out.

The fresh garden tomato flavor is delicious and has a beautiful earthy presentation!

You can cook Fresh tomato Sauce using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Fresh tomato Sauce

1. Prepare 4-5 of large fresh heirloom tomatoes, chopped.

2. It’s 2-3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.

3. You need 1/2 tsp of sea salt or to taste.

4. It’s 2 cloves of garlic crushed then rough chopped.

5. You need 1/4 c of fresh basil or basil and flat parsley mix.

6. Prepare of Fresh fettuccini or spinach tagliatele.

7. You need of Grated parmesan cheese.

Put tomato pulp in a low wide saucepan over high heat.

Add salt, olive oil, tomato paste, garlic, basil and bay leaf.

Bring to a boil, then lower heat to a brisk simmer.

A basic tomato sauce can be at the heart of so many great meals: pizza, pasta dishes, sautéed vegetables and soups, just to name a few.

Fresh tomato Sauce step by step

1. Saute tomatoes and olive oil in a saute pan on medium heat for 10-15 minutes, stirring on occasion..

2. Add garlic, salt and herbs. Stir, lower heat and simmer for another 10-15 minutes. Depending on how much moisture is in the tomatoes you may need to add some water to the sauce if needed..

3. Boil several quarts of water in a large stock pot. Add a large pinch of salt to the water as it nears a boil. Cook pasta as directed. Take care not to over cook fresh pasta. Strain and return to stick pot..

4. Place pasta in pasta bowls, top with tomato sauce and serve with grated parmesan cheese..

Take advantage of the summer harvest to stock your freezer with this sauce and you'll be one step closer to a garden-fresh meal.

Pour your finished sauce into jars.

Use freezer jars if you want to freeze your sauce or canning jars if you'd like to can your sauce for shelf-stable storage.

Note: To safely water-bath can tomato sauce, you must add lemon juice to boost the acidity.

Tomatoes aren't as acidic as they used to be.