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Green Tomato Sauce

Easy green tomato sauce for pasta, a surprisingly delicious green tomato recipe perfect for the end of the season.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 526 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 450 g/ 1 lb green tomatoes Note 1
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 50 ml/ 1.7 fl.oz/ ¼ cup vegetable broth Note 2
  • 50 ml/ 1.7 fl.oz/ ¼ cup milk
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes more to taste
  • good pinch of fine sea salt and ground black pepper
  • 5 basil leaves
  • To finish the sauce:
  • 1 tablespoon parmesan
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • red chili flakes to taste
  • 2-3 basil leaves
  • Fine sea salt and black pepper to taste
  • 450 g/ 1 lb spaghetti

Instructions

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  1. Clean the green tomatoes, chop them roughly and place them in a food processor. Blend roughly, it should not become a puree. If you are making more sauce, blend the tomatoes in batches.
  2. Chop the garlic. Heat the oil in a large nonstick saucepan. Add the garlic and stir continuously for 30 seconds, it should not darken.
  3. Add the tomatoes, vegetable broth, milk, sugar, chili, torn basil leaves, salt, and pepper. Stir well. Stir and simmer on low heat, covered, for 20-25 minutes until the tomatoes are soft. Stir often, as the sauce tends to stick at the bottom of the pan. Add a splash of extra water or milk if it thickens too much.
  4. Finish the sauce by adding the grated Parmesan, grated garlic clove, olive oil, chili flakes, basil, salt, and pepper.
  5. Cook the pasta according to the packet's instructions. Drain and reserve about ⅓ cup of the cooking water.
  6. Add about ¼ – ⅓ cup of the reserved pasta cooking water to the sauce if it is too thick. Mix with pasta and serve immediately.

Notes

  • If you have more green tomatoes you can scale the recipe and freeze the leftover sauce. I've made a double batch with all the tomatoes I had in the garden.
  • Made from a stock cube is absolutely fine.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1/4 of the dish Calories 526kcal (26%) Carbohydrates 93g (31%) Protein 17g (34%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 7g Cholesterol 2mg (1%) Sodium 237mg (10%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 8g (16%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 526

% Daily Value*

Serving 1/4 of the dish
Calories 526kcal 26%
Carbohydrates 93g 31%
Protein 17g 34%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 7g 41%
Cholesterol 2mg 1%
Sodium 237mg 10%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 8g 16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.