If you are at the Lansdowne Farmers Market this weekend (in Ottawa) and are looking for a fresh and simple tomato sauce recipe, try this one:
Ingredients:
- 2 pounds of fresh tomatoes – cut in wedges
- Garlic – 2 cloves crushed
- Basil – Handful
- Sugar – 1 tbsp
- Freshly ground pepper
- Sea salt – Pinch
- Olive oil – 2 table spoons
Directions:
- Heat olive oil in pan over medium heat. When hot, add garlic and stir for about 30 seconds.
- Add tomatoes, sugar, basil, salt and pepper. Maintain heat until tomatoes come to a simmer.
- Turn heat down slightly to maintain constant simmer.
- Cook until tomatoes break down and have formed a thick sauce (cooking time can be up to 45 minutes)
The sauce goes great with fresh pasta or if you mix with puy/green lentils.
Graham Beaton is a Naturopathic Doctor practicing in downtown Ottawa at Ottawa Collaborative Care Centre.
