Fresh Tomato Pizza Sauce From 'The Kitchn Cookbook'

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Maggie Mariolis
Maggie Mariolis is a contributing writer at Serious Eats.
Maggie Mariolis

Maggie Mariolis is a freelance writer and recipe wrangler. A pastry gal by training, she spent three years at Food & Wine magazine.

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Updated August 29, 2018
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Leela Cyd

This pizza sauce from The Kitchn Cookbook: Recipes, Kitchens & Tips to Inspire Your Cooking, by Sara Kate Gillingham and Faith Durand, gets an interesting lift from lemon zest. Quickly made in the food processor, it's nicely garlicky and brightened by fresh basil instead of the de rigueur dried oregano. Use it in their breakfast pizza.

Recipe Details

Fresh Tomato Pizza Sauce From 'The Kitchn Cookbook'

Active 5 mins
Total 5 mins
Serves 2 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 cup canned whole, diced, or crushed tomatoes with juices

  • 2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped

  • 1/2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil

  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest

  • A few leaves fresh basil

  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

  1. Combine all of the ingredients in the bowl of a blender or food processor and process until they have reached the desired consistency.

    The sauce will keep for up to a week in the fridge, or 2 months frozen. Freeze the sauce in individual bags in portions of 1/2 cup each. When you want to use the sauce, defrost it overnight, snip off a corner of the bag, and squeeze out the sauce.

Notes

The zest in the sauce was just a bit overpowering for my taste. I'd suggest starting with half the suggested amount and increasing according to your taste.

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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
65Calories
3gFat
10gCarbs
2gProtein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 2
Amount per serving
Calories65
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3g3%
Saturated Fat 0g2%
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 517mg22%
Total Carbohydrate 10g4%
Dietary Fiber 2g9%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 2g
Vitamin C 14mg68%
Calcium 50mg4%
Iron 2mg9%
Potassium 373mg8%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

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