Tomato Sauce is not a condiment, it is one of life necessities!
Just ask my “little miss” who dips her chips in Tomato Sauce & then licks them clean, only to re-dip the chip. She would gladly sit down to a big bowl of Tomato sauce for dinner, if only Mama would let her.
For this reason developing a healthy tomato sauce recipe was an “Urgent Priority” when we decided to kick all the chemicals, additives & nasties in our diet.
Making a yummy tasting tomato sauce without SUGAR is a tall order. But this sauce tastes so good – you won’t believe its healthy & you will never go back to that icky red stuff that comes from a bottle!
The only problem with this scrummy sauce is that without all the colourings that come in supermarket sauces, it’s a little meek in colour. But what it lacks in colour, it makes up for in flavour!
“Little Miss” approves & has given the sauce her two thumbs up (kids equivalent to a 3 hat Restaurant rating). And she is still double dipping those chips!!
Let me introduce you to tangy, tasty, heaven in a bottle.
Healthy Sugar-Free Tomato Sauce a’la Mama Going Natural
You will need:
- 300gm Roma Tomatoes
- 1 pear
- 1 plum
- 1/2 a medium apple
- 1/2 an onion diced
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/8 c dates (aprox 8 dates)
- 1/4 c apple cider vinegar
- 1 T Tamari sauce (or Organic soy sauce)
- 1/8 t ground cloves
- 1/8 t ground nutmeg
- 1 t smokey paprika
- 1 t salt – to taste
- 1/2 t pepper – to taste
- 1 t olive oil
Brown onions & garlic in a little olive oil with a pinch of salt & pepper in a saucepan until they are caramelised.
Roughly chop the tomatoes, pear, apple & plum and add them to the pot to saute. After 5 – 10 minutes of cooking add the vinegar along with the rest of the ingredients & cook until the fruit & tomatoes begin to break down & are cooked.
Take the saucepan off the heat & blend your sauce in either a food processor or with a stick blender. Once smooth return your sauce to the stove & cook for a further 30 minutes over a low heat, stirring occasionally.
Taste your sauce & adjust seasoning to suit your preference, I make mine for “Little Miss” so its a little on the bland side. Feel free to add some chilli or more spices to give your sauce that added punch. If it tastes a little vinegary at this stage don’t worry as it mellows once its cool.
Bottle your delicious, healthy sauce & keep it in the fridge and slather that baby on everything!!
This recipe makes a small bottle of sauce. We prefer to make small batches often, to ensure we don’t have spoiled sauce. But if you prefer a large batch, double or triple the recipe & enjoy sauce to your hearts content.
This sauce has been in our refrigerator for 3 weeks now & is still going strong but being a natural, preservative free product it won’t last forever – not that it has any show of that around here!
