Homemade tomato puree: healthy, red and full of vitamins

A delicious roasted tomato sauce, real red and enriched with all the nutrients of the beetroot

Does your tomato sauce often turn orange? Then this recipe will delight you with the color and flavor of this easy, homemade and super nutritious sauce.

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• Portion: 4 people
• Tools: 1 tray, 1 chopping board, 1 sieve, 1 tray.
• Equipment: conventional + blender (optional)

INGREDIENTS:

Homemade tomato sauce (and vitamins):

• 10 units of very ripe large Italian tomatoes, cut into medium cubes
• 2 units of red onion, peeled and quartered.
• 8 lightly crushed unpeeled garlic cloves
• 1/2 medium beetroot (optional)
• 8 tablespoons of olive oil
• 2 cups basil (leaves)
• salt and pepper

Finish:

• basil leaves)

PRE-PREPARATION:

1. Preheat the oven to 220ºC. Toss a roast with olive oil.
2. Put the tomatoes in the oven for the sauce (see preparation)
3. Separate recipe ingredients and utensils.

PREPARATION:

Roasted Tomato Sauce (this step must be done before starting the pre-preparation):

1. Wash the cherry tomatoes and cut the tomatoes into quarters.
2. Remove the whites from the tomatoes, cut into medium cubes and arrange in a single layer on the greased baking sheet (do not overlap).
3. Peel and cut the red onion. Crush the garlic. Wash the basil leaves well.
4. Wash, peel and cut the beets into medium cubes (optional).
5. Distribute the onion, garlic cloves and basil among the tomatoes. Add the beetroot cubes (optional).
6. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper
7. Bake in a preheated oven at 220ºC for 25 minutes, or until the tomatoes are wilted and the beets are cooked through.
8. Continue pre-preparation.

Homemade tomato sauce (and vitamin)

1. Remove the pan from the oven and sprinkle with a little filtered water, rubbing with a spatula to take advantage of all the waste from the pan.
2. Pass the tomatoes and the other ingredients, preferably through a sieve or with a vertical vegetable mill. The sauce can also be pureed in a blender, but it will lose its red color and become more orange.
3. If the sauce gets too thick, add a little more filtered water.
4. Put the roasted tomato sauce in a pan, heat until it starts to boil.

FINISHING AND ASSEMBLY:

1. When ready to serve, if you are preparing the pasta, put the pasta in the sauce pan, mix well.
2. Decorate the main dish topped with the sauce with basil leaves.

Source: Terra

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