5 from 86 votes
Fresh Tomato Summer Pasta Sauce
This Fresh Tomato Summer Pasta Sauce combines chopped ripe tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic, toasted pine nuts, Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar. The ingredients meld without cooking to create a bright, fresh, herbaceous sauce ideal for tossing with pasta or spooning over bruschetta.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
469 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 3 large tomato or cherry and pear tomatoes, fresh
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese Freshly grated, or pecorino romano cheese
- 2-3 cloves garlic minced
- 1/3 cup basil cut chiffonade, fresh
- 1/4 cup pine nuts toasted
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- salt kosher salt, to taste
- black pepper kosher salt, to taste
- 1/2 pound pasta
Instructions
- Chop tomatoes. Add basil, cheese, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
- Stir. Add salt and pepper to taste. Let sit while pasta is cooking, about 20 minutes.
- Toss with pasta or on top bruschetta.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
469kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
51g
(17%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
24g
(37%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
9mg
(3%)
Sodium
213mg
(9%)
Potassium
527mg
(11%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
1239IU
(25%)
Vitamin C
19mg
(21%)
Calcium
180mg
(18%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 469
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 469kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 51g | 17% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 24g | 37% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 9mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 213mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 527mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1239IU | 25% |
| Vitamin C | 19mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 180mg | 18% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.