Basic Tomato Sauce

Name: Basic Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp. olive oil; 1 red onion finely diced; 3 cloves garlic minced; 1 tbsp tomato puree; 1 heaped tsp. dried oregano; 150g fresh tomatoes roughly diced; 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 2 tbsp. fresh basil shredded

1 step

Prep:5minCook:20min

This is a great all rounder, use this on pasta, pizza or as a dip.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:29:50 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories101.7 kcal (5%)

Total Fat7.8 g (11%)

Carbs7.5 g (3%)

Sugars1.9 g (2%)

Protein1.8 g (4%)

Sodium129.4 mg (6%)

Fiber1.2 g (4%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

2 Tbspolive oil

1 Tbsptomato puree

1 heaped tspdried oregano

150gfresh tomatoes

roughly diced

1 x 400gtin chopped tomatoes

2 Tbspfresh basil

shredded

Instructions

Step 1

1: Gently fry the onion in the oil for 5 minutes then add the garlic and cook for a further 2 minutes. Stir through the puree for a minute then add the oregano then the fresh and chopped tomatoes. Bring up to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes. Mash down if required then season with salt, pepper and a little sugar if needed. Finally stir through the basil.