Fresh Marinara Sauce

Recipe

 

Ingredients

  • 4 lbs fresh tomatoes; halved, seeds removed, then cut into quarters (You may substitute canned tomatoes, but drain well before using)

  • 1 fresh red jalapeno, halved, stemmed, cored and seeded

  • 8-10 scallions; rough chopped white parts and some green

  • 2 cloves garlic; peeled, crushed

  • 4 tbls extra virgin olive oil

  • 1 Tbl Aleppo pepper

  • ½ cup packed fresh basil; rinsed, roughly chopped

  • Salt

  • pepper

Directions

  1. Gently sauté onion and garlic in olive oil until soft (~5 minutes). Add remaining ingredients except for basil, salt & pepper. Briskly simmer for 50 minutes (20 minutes if using canned tomatoes). Add salt, pepper and basil, and simmer for another 10-15 minutes. You may need to turn up heat a little to evaporate excess moisture.

  2. Cool slightly, transfer to stainless steel bowl, blend to smooth using a wand blender. (If not using wand blender, can be done in blender but make sure the sauce is well cooled - otherwise you will have a ceiling full of Marinara.)

  3. Adjust seasoning and enjoy on pasta, pizza, and Tofu Parmesan. This sauce also freezes very well.

    We recently posted our Slow Roasted Tomato Marinara - here's a quick and delicious alternative for those days when you don't want to turn the oven on.