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Ingredients
Quick Tomato Sauce
- Ingredients
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 onion
- 3 sprigs Basil
- 4 ozs sun-dried Tomatoes (in oil)
- 2 Tbsps Tomato paste
- 15 ozs Canned tomatoes
- 1 Tbsp honey
- salt
- peppers
Peel the garlic and onion and coarsely chop.
Rinse basil, shake dry and pluck the leaves. Drain sun-dried tomatoes, reserving 3 tablespoons oil from the jar. Coarsely dice tomatoes.
In a food processor, combine garlic, onions, basil, tomato paste, sun-dried tomatoes, 3 tablespoons reserved oil, canned tomatoes (including liquid) and honey. Puree. (Alternately, puree ingredients with an immersion blender in a large mixing bowl.) Season sauce with salt and pepper.
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 91 cal. | (4 %) | ||
| Protein | 3 g | (3 %) | ||
| Fat | 4 g | (3 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 9 g | (6 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 2 g | (8 %) | ||
| Roughage | 1.5 g | (5 %) |
Healthy, because
The tomatoes in this dish provide a ton of important nutrients, including lycopene and potassium, which is very important for the regulation of blood pressure.
Even smarter
Enjoy this sauce on whole wheat pizza dough or on wholemeal pasta with toppings like boiled ham and low-fat mozzarella. This provides you with fiber and carbohydrates that provide sustained energy as well as a portion of protein.