Categorized:
- Pasta & Italian
- Sides & Sauces
Tagged:
- basil
- crushed tomatoes
- garlic
- olive oil
- oregano
Pizza Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 3 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 (15 oz) can crushed tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh basil (or 1 tsp dried)
- 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano (or 1 1/2 Tbsp chopped fresh)
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add garlic and saute 10 seconds, then add tomato paste and stir garlic in.
- Cook and stir for 1 minute, spreading paste along bottom of pan and stirring while cooking.
- Remove from heat, stir in crushed tomatoes, oregano, fresh basil and season with salt and pepper to taste.* If using as a dip then heat sauce through.
- Spread over pizza dough or store in the fridge up to 5 days or freeze up to 3 months.
Notes
- *Not every can of crushed tomatoes and paste will taste the same, some may be more acidic than others. To balance this out you can add a pinch or two of sugar as needed.
- For a little kick to the sauce add a few pinches of red pepper flakes.
- If you love herby flavors you can also add in other herbs to taste such as thyme, rosemary, marjoram or fennel seed.
- Pair this sauce with my pizza dough recipe for a perfect homemade pizza!
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