PIZZA SAUCE RECIPE

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes can be healthier and crushed tomatoes are often cheaper.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and vegetable oil is more budget-friendly.

Transfer the canned tomatoes and juices into a food processor.

Add a couple sprigs of fresh Italian basil and blend for a few seconds.

In a saucepan, add a drizzle of olive oil and the finely chopped garlic.

Sauté the garlic for about a minute.

Add the blended San Marzano tomatoes to the saucepan.

Add 1 teaspoon of dry oregano and some salt.

Bring the sauce to a boil, then reduce the heat and let it simmer until it reduces to about two-thirds of the original volume.

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