Cherry Tomato Sauce Recipe
With a couple pints of cherry tomatoes, minced garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper, you can make this easy 5-ingredient cherry tomato sauce.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes, halved
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the tomatoes and stir them into the oil.
- Sauté the tomatoes for 5-7 minutes until they start to release their juices and are a little saucy. Then stir in the garlic, salt and pepper.
- Increase the heat to medium high. Continue cooking the tomatoes for 15-20 minutes. The will lose their shape and continue to release their juices. While they are simmering, stir them frequently to distribute the heat evenly. You can gently press the tomatoes down with a wooden spoon to help them break down.
- Once the sauce has thickened and very few tomatoes are still visible, the sauce is ready.
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Notes
Recipe makes about 1-1/2 cups sauce.
Store the sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 3 days. You can freeze it up to 1 month. Thaw it at room temperature. When it starts to soften, then warm it on the stove over low to medium heat.
You can use the sauce in pasta, on pizza, as an appetizer with toasted bread, as a condiment for roasted vegetables or spooned on eggs.
Nutrition
Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 608mg | Potassium: 531mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1159IU | Vitamin C: 55mg | Calcium: 33mg | Iron: 2mg