Quick and Easy Cherry Tomato Tomato Sauce Recipe
My homemade, Quick and Easy Cherry Tomato Tomato Sauce recipe features luscious, nutritious, fresh cherry tomatoes, garlic, and sweet aromatic basil, made into a light but full-flavored cherry tomato pasta sauce.
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 350kcal
Ingredients
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes washed
- 1 cup chopped fresh basil leaves chopped
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Place a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the garlic. Cook and stir for about 3 minutes or until the garlic is soft. If the garlic starts to brown, turn the heat down.
- Add the cherry tomatoes to the pan and cook until they start to burst, about 6 minutes. To speed up the process, you can gently press down on them with a fork or potato masher.
- Continue cooking the tomatoes until their juices have formed a sauce, which should take approximately five minutes. Stir in the chopped basil and season with salt and pepper.
- Stir in the chopped basil and season with one teaspoon of salt and one-half teaspoon of pepper.
- Serve immediately over your favorite pasta.
Notes
Homemade fresh cherry tomato sauce can be stored in a covered container in the fridge for three to four days or frozen for up to six months.
If you won't be serving your sauce immediately, wait to add the basil. It will turn black in the fridge.
Nutrition
Calories: 350kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Sodium: 1217mg | Potassium: 1110mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 2950IU | Vitamin C: 113mg | Calcium: 93mg | Iron: 4mg
