Garlic-based Tomato Sauce

Name: Garlic-based Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, whole, thinly sliced or crushed, as you wish; 2 x 400 g (14½ oz) tins peeled plum tomatoes or passata, or a mix of both; 2 x 400 g (14½ oz) tins peeled plum tomatoes or passata, or a mix of both; 4-5 fresh basil leaves; sea salt and black pepper, to taste; sea salt and black pepper, to taste

Preparation info

Serves
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Jewish Flavours of Italy

By Silvia Nacamulli

Published 2022

About

Ingredients

4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, whole, thinly sliced or crushed, as you wish
2 x 400

Europe
Italy
Sauce
Vegan
Gluten-free
Jewish

Method

Warm the oil together with the garlic in a medium frying pan or saucepan over a low heat. For a delicate flavour, keep the garlic whole and remove either before adding the tomatoes or once the sauce is ready. For a stronger flavour, thinly slice or crush the garlic cloves.
Just before the garlic turns golden, add the passata or tinned tomatoes (crushing the plu