Italian Herb Pizza Sauce
Herbs and spices blend beautifully to create the unmistakable Italian flavour of this pizza sauce, which can also be used on pasta.
Ingredients
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 60 g (½ small) small onion, peeled
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 Tablespoons tomato purée
- 300 g (28 ounces) tinned diced tomatoes
- ½ teaspoon salt, optional
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions
- Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, basil and oregano and cook until onion softens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes.
- Stir in garlic and cook 2 minutes.
- Add tomato paste and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add tomatoes and bring mixture to a simmer.
- Simmer until sauce thickens, about 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and remove from heat. Cool for 10 minutes.
- Place sauce into the Vitamix container and secure lid. Turn machine on and slowly increase speed to Variable 4.
- Blend for 25 to 45 seconds or until desired consistency is reached.
Nutrition Information
Serving Size | 60 ml (3 Tablespoons) |
Amount Per Servings | |
Calories | 50 |
Total Fat | 2.5 g |
Saturated Fat | 0 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 160 mg |
Total Carbohydrate | 5 g |
Dietary Fiber | 0 g |
Sugars | 2 g |
Protein | 1 g |
Italian Herb Pizza Sauce is rated
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Rated 5 out of
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Terry b from
Loved it, tasty
Wonderful flavor and enough for two pizzas. One in freezer for next time
Date published: 2019-04-19