Tomato base sauce

Name: Tomato base sauce
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 2 litres
Ingredients: 100 g onions; 100 g leeks; 100 g celery; 100 g carrots; 100 g courgettes; 100 g peppers; 250 g squash, pumpkin or sweet potatoes; 12 g garlic; 15 g olive oil; 800 g tinned tomatoes

Versatile & packed with flavour

“The beauty of this sauce is that it’s jam-packed with beautiful, seasonal veg, making it not only nutritious, but full of flavour too. Feel free to swap out the fresh ingredients depending on what’s available on the day. ”

Serves 2 litres

Cooks In1 hour 10 minutes plus chopping

DifficultyNot too tricky

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Nutrition per serving

Calories 31 2%
Fat 0.9g 1%
Saturates 0.1g 1%
Sugars 3.9g 4%
Salt 0.02g 0%
Protein 1.1g 2%
Carbs 4.8g 2%
Fibre 1.1g -

Of an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

100 g onions
100 g leeks
100 g celery
100 g carrots
100 g courgettes
100 g peppers
250 g squash, pumpkin or sweet potatoes
12 g garlic
15 g olive oil
800 g tinned tomatoes

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Method

Recipe kindly shared by the Tesco Community Cookery School with Jamie Oliver. The recipe has been written to be flexible and scalable up to 50 portions. Note: all veg weights are for trimmed, prepped vegetables.
Peel, trim and roughly chop the vegetables. Peel and slice the garlic.
Place a pan large enough to hold all the ingredients on a medium heat with the olive oil.
Add the garlic, fry for 1 minute, then add all the prepped veg. Cook with a lid on for 30 minutes, or until the vegetables are softened and lightly coloured, stirring regularly.
Add the tomatoes, breaking them up with a wooden spoon – remember to note the liquid level in the pan.
Pour in 200ml of water and give everything a good stir. Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 40 minutes or until reduced – the liquid should return to the same level as in step 5.
Remove from the heat and whiz with a stick blender until completely smooth. Season to taste.