Farmers Market Tomato Sauce With Fresh Basil And Oregano

Farmers Market Tomato Sauce is rich in flavor and vitamins.  When tomatoes reach there peak of flavor make this sauce from juicy farmers market tomatoes.  I was so excited today to make a large batch of tomato sauce with my large box of tomatoes I purchased yesterday from my local farmers market.  I saved some tomato sauce out for dinner and froze the rest in quart size containers.  This way I have fresh tomato sauce for the next few weeks.  I also picked fresh basil and oregano from my garden to add to the sauce.  If you don't have a herb garden purchase the fresh herbs from your local farmers market.

Farmers Market Tomato Sauce With Fresh Basil And Oregano:
Yields:  3 quarts of sauce
30 small tomatoes, cored and quartered
1 1/2 onions, peeled and diced
6 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
1 tablespoon fresh oregano
5 fresh basil leaves

Farmers Market Tomatoes

1.  Heat the olive oil in a large dutch oven or pan. When the oil is hot saute the garlic and diced onion in the oil for 2 minutes.  Stir in the cored and quartered tomatoes, salt, pepper and sugar into the pan.
2.  Bring the sauce to a boil then turn the sauce down to a low simmer and cook for 30 minutes, covered. Remove the sauce from the heat and allow to cool for 10 minutes.
3.  Add the fresh oregano and basil to the tomato sauce.  Using a hand held mixer puree the tomato sauce in the pan until there are no lumps about 2 minutes (Hint: the best way to puree the sauce is placing the dutch oven or pan into the bottom of an empty sink.  This allows any tomato splatter to remain in the sink and not all over your counter or walls).
4.  Pour or ladle the sauce onto your favorite hot pasta.  If there is any left over sauce place the sauce into an air tight container and refrigerate or freeze it.

Adding The Herbs To The Tomatoes

Farmers Market Tomato Sauce With Fresh Basil And Oregano