I named this post “pizza sauce”, but I could have said “pasta sauce” or something similar. But instead of buying a jar of pizza sauce, you might as well make it your self. It doesn’t matter, if you have fresh tomatoes, left over tomatoes or just a can of tomatoes…this sauce is great for a pizza. I might not have enough tomatoes for a complete sauce – but then I will add whatever I have and if the result is too much pizza sauce – I freeze it for better times.

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 big clove of minced garlic (or two small ones)
• 1 can of crushed, diced, whole or other tomatoes
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp of dried oregano
• salt and pebber to taste

….or…and…if I have extra tomatoes I will add these and sometimes even chop 4 sundried tomatoes to add a bit of extra taste. Anyway…for now, sticking to a recipe…

Method:

Heat up the oil and fry the garlic until golden. Add the can of tomato, tomato paste, dried oregano and cook for about 15 minutes until it thickens a bit. Blend well and season with salt and pepper. Easy! AND – you can freeze it!

Additional comments

If I have some extra tomatoes in the fridge that need to be used – as an example – but it is really a question of mixing and matching a bit – I would add the garlic as said before, pop in the “fresh” tomatoes – lets say 10 pieces of cherry tomatoes, add the can of tomatoes, tomato paste and add a bit more oregano than 1 tbsp. (now 1 1/2 tbsp) and cook up for about 15 minutes. As mentioned, you can also add a few chopped sundried tomatoes. They give a bit more taste. If you have 500 grams of “fresh” tomatoes, – then cook these but omit the can of tomatoes. Then you will have a tomato sauce made of fresh tomatoes! It is a question of adding and subtracting a bit. Precise amounts don’t really matter.

If I was to do a pasta sauce, I would add a handfull of fresh basil or some dried thyme (1 tbsp.)

When blended – it is ready for use!