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fresh tomato sauce
Photo: Markus Spiske

fresh tomato sauce

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fresh tomato sauce

Around this time every summer, I see the best signs at the markets: “Ugly but tasty!” “Pretty on the inside!” “Don’t judge a tomato by its cover!” Beneath them are usually buckets of craggly misshapen tomato beasts, with coarse seams like they’d been stitched back together after some rough past and distinctly un-heirloom colors. At prices like a dollar a pound, obviously, they were destined for sauce.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

228
Calories
4g
Protein
14g
Fat
24g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 pounds sad, unloved tomatoes (some swear by romas, I’ve had success with all varieties)
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • Small onion
  • 2 to 3 small cloves of garlic
  • 1/2 medium carrot
  • 1/2 stalk of celery
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt plus more to taste
  • Slivers of fresh basil, to finish

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By smittenkitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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