Rustic tomato and olive sauce
Ceci
October 1, 2020
This is a tomato based sauce. It’s the first one I made while I was starting my cooking studies, more than 15 years ago. Once I tried it, I can’t stop making it. It’s a rustic tomato and olive sauce. Let’s see if you can’t also stop cooking it for your pasta dishes.
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Ingredients
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| 1 kg fresh tomatoes (or you can use canned crushed tomatoes) | |
| 3 garlic cloves | |
| 100 grs cherry tomatoes | |
| A handful pitted black olives | |
| 1 tbs capers | |
| Extra Virgin Olive oil (EVOO) | |
| 1 tsp sweet paprika | |
| Fresh basil leaves | |
| Salt | |
| Ground black pepper |
Directions
1.
Blanch and peel the tomatoes
If you plan to make the tomato sauce from scratch, firstly, cut an X into the bottom of the tomatoes and put them in a pot with boiling water. After 30/40 seconds bowling, remove and transfer them into a bowl with cold water or an ice bath. Now you can peel them easily.
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Make the sauce base
In a pan, add 3 tablespoons of olive oil and put the garlic cloves finely chopped. Then cut the tomatoes in small cubes and add to the pan. Season with pepper and paprika. Cook for about 20 minutes.
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3.
Add the rest of ingredients and season
Cut the black olives in quarters, add them with the cherry tomatoes, and let them cook for 2 minutes.
To finish, add the capers and the fresh basil leaves and if you like, a pinch of salt.
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Notes
-This is a fresh and flavourful sauce, nice for an spaghetti dish or any pasta that you prefer.
-You can use any aromatic herbs if you don’t have basil.
-Mi advice is not to use too much salt, the olives and capers are already very salty.
-If you choose to make the sauce with canned crushed tomatoes, you will need a 800 grs tin for these ingredients.
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2 Comments
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Ceci
Maaike, thanks for your comment. So happy to read you like this sauce. As you have seen, it’s one of my favs! Hope you try more recipes.
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Ceci, I have just made this to use for dinner tomorrow. It’s simply delicious! Not sure it will last until tomorrow ?