Homemade Tomato Sauce
This homemade tomato sauce is made with fresh tomatoes, garlic, and , herbs. It smells amazing, tastes delicious, and you won't believe how simple it is to make with just a handful of fresh ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 3 lbs paste tomatoes
- ¼ lb onion quartered, optional
- 7 cloves garlic peeled
- 1 tsp thyme or substitute dried, fresh
- 1 tsp oregano chopped, or substitute dried, fresh
- 1 tsp rosemary chopped, or substitute dried, fresh
- 1 tbsp basil or substitute dried, fresh
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (177C).
- On a baking sheet, toss the tomatoes, onion, garlic, and herbs with olive oil.
- Roast in oven for 45 minutes.
- Allow to cool. Gently peel off the tomato skins, and discard.
- Transfer to a blender, and blend until smooth.
- Season to taste with salt - I used 1 tsp.
Notes
- This recipe is used with permission from the cookbook, The Ultimate Guide to Preserving Vegetables, with minor modifications. Due to current produce availability, I omitted the onion and used dried herbs instead of fresh. Feel free to do the same, as it was delicious!
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3 half pint jars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 192
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 192kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 26mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 1158mg | 25% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 3814IU | 76% |
| Vitamin C | 68mg | 76% |
| Calcium | 77mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.