Pizza Sauce
This classic pizza sauce recipe never gets out of style because it’s simply flavorful, appetizing, and palatable.
Servings: 3 (12'' pizza)
Calories: 148kcal
Ingredients
For the tomato sauce
- 5 vine tomatoes (small-sized)
- ½ red onion (small-sized)
For the pizza sauce
- tomato sauce
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- ½ red onion (small-sized)
- 1 tsp pepper (crushed)
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp fresh basil (finely chopped)
Instructions
- Rinse the tomatoes.
- Slice the tomatoes and onions with a knife.
- Use a blender to puree them until smooth.
- Heat olive oil in a frying pan.
- Sautee the garlic, red onion, and seasonings over medium heat.
- Allow it to cook for a minute.
- Then, pour in the tomato mixture and cook for five minutes.
- Use a splash guard to cover the pan.
- Add the fresh basil.
- Cook for 20 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
- Once cooked, let it cool and use or store it!
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Notes
- Use quality tomatoes for delicious, fresh, and nutritious pizza sauce.
- Cook the sauce to enhance all of the flavors.
- You can never go wrong by pairing it with Homemade Pizza Dough or a full-blown Homemade Pizza for all occasions!
- If you want to make a smoother pizza sauce, let it cool and blend it into a smooth paste.
- While tomatoes are not common allergens, there may still be reactions to a tomato-based pizza sauce. You can use alternative pizza sauces, including barbecue sauce, pesto, or Italian dressing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 (of 3) | Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 401mg | Potassium: 582mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 2087IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 1mg