Easy tomato sauce
Fresh basil and thyme, ripe cherry tomatoes and a hint of chilli are the stand-out flavours of this easy and flavourful pasta sauce
SERVES
6
PEOPLE
PREP TIME
10
MINUTES
COOKING TIME
45
MINUTES
Ingredients
2 shallots, sliced
dash of olive oil
4 garlic cloves, chopped
1 carrot, diced into small pieces
1 tsp thyme, chopped
2 tsp chilli powder
2 tsp dried oregano
400g cherry tomatoes, halved
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp honey
handful of fresh basil, chopped
Method
Heat the oil in a large saucepan and sauté the shallots until they have turned translucent, add the garlic and carrot and stir fry for a minute.
Add thyme, chilli powder and oregano and continue to stir fry until the carrot softens.
Stir in the cherry tomatoes, vinegar and honey. Allow to bubble away on a low heat for thirty minutes with the lid on the pot.
Blitz the sauce to a smooth paste. Taste and season and gently simmer with the lid off for a further ten minutes.
You can pour the sauce into a sterilised jar and keep in the fridge for a few days or eat straight away.
It is good as a simple pasta sauce, as the topping of a pizza or you can add some fried chorizo of grated cheese to bulk in up.
