Tomato & basil sauce
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- Easy
- Makes 350ml
Save time and money with this simple and tasty sauce, great with pasta, meat or fish
| Highlight | Nutrient | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| kcal | 52 | |
| fat | 3g | |
| saturates | 1g | |
| carbs | 5g | |
| sugars | 4g | |
| fibre | 1g | |
| protein | 2g | |
| low in | salt | 0.3g |
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 400g can chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp vegetable stock powder or ½ crumbled stock cube
- 1 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 tsp sugar
- few basil leaves
Method
- STEP 1
Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the garlic clove, then gently fry for 1 min.
- STEP 2
Tip in the chopped tomatoes, vegetable stock powder, tomato purée and sugar, then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat, then simmer uncovered for 5 mins, stirring occasionally.
- STEP 3
To finish, tear a few basil leaves, then stir into the sauce.
RECIPE TIPS
CREAMY MASCARPONE
Stir 2 tbsp mascarpone into the sauce at the end of the cooking time. Delicious poured over fresh tortellini, topped with a few more spoonfuls of cheese, then baked until bubbling at the edges.SPICY ARRABIATA
Use 2 garlic cloves and add a good pinch each chilli flakes and dried oregano. Stir in 1 tsp balsamic vinegar to serve.SWEET SPICED MOROCCAN
Omit the basil and add 2 tsp honey and ½ tsp each ground cinnamon and coriander instead of the sugar. Try it with lamb meatballs and couscous, or served with chicken.Goes well with
Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2008
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