Easy, Breezy Tomato Sauce
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 2 lbs tomatoes, cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice (about 3 large for 4 medium, or a mix of different types of tomatoes)
- 1⁄2 cup olive oil
- 1⁄3 cup fresh parsley, chopped (or basil or both)
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt (more to taste)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper (more to tate)
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
directions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl; mix well. Let the sauce sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes and up to 3 hours.
- Toss the sauce with the just cooked pasta. Adjust the seasonings and serve immediately.
- Options: Cheese: Add 1 cup parmesan plus 1/4 - 1/2 lb of one of the following: Feta, crumbled - Asiago, grated - Maytage, chopped, Gorgonzola, chopped - fresh mozzarella, diced, - fresh goat cheese, crumbled.
- Tapenade: Mix 1/3 cup of tapenade in the sauce.
- Basil Pesto: Mix basil pesto into the sauce -- about 1/4 cup.
- Pancetta or Prosciutto could be added.
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