No-Cook Fresh Tomato Sauce Recipe for Spring | Healthy & Ready in Minutes!

fresh tomatoes

🥗Healthier: cherry tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Canned tomatoes are often more affordable and available year-round.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is a budget-friendly option.

Score the bottom of the tomatoes with an 'X'.

Boil the tomatoes in water for 1 minute to loosen the skin.

Transfer the tomatoes to an ice bath to cool.

Peel the skin off the tomatoes.

Roughly chop 2/3 of the tomatoes, removing any white or green parts and seeds.

Place the core part of the last two tomatoes in a food processor.

Puree the last two tomatoes in the food processor until mostly smooth.

Make a garlic paste by smashing the garlic with salt.

Combine the garlic paste with the chopped tomatoes and lemon.

Let the mixture sit at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.

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