Quick Tomato Base Sauce aka my lazy Passata
Channel: Live Mediterranean Life
Date: 2024-02-27

Every single time I have excess tomatoes, or overly ripe tomatoes, I make this base sauce, which you could, almost, call a passata. It is also one of the best ways of not throwing the food away, which is one of the biggest problems in our society.
Quick and easy to make, sometimes I make this tomato sauce while I am cooking something else, like braising meat, cutting up vegetables or preparing fish.
Even today, the day when I’ll be uploading this video, I have one small soft tomato that I’ll prepare like this and then use it up while cooking dinner. You see, it doesn’t matter how many tomatoes you have, none of these amazing little fruits will go to waste and your taste buds will marvel.
If you don’t want to add any flavorings, like I did in the video, e.g. butter and garlic, cook the sauce until it boils, in order to sterilize it and then decide if you want to cook it longer for a thicker tomato base sauce, it is up to you.
You can transfer the base sauce to a bowl, a clean and recycled jar or a bottle, again, all depends on the amount you got in the end. As long as you close whichever of the vessels well, your sauce will keep in the fridge for a week or max ten days.
I avoid adding olive oil when cooking as (higher) heat destroys all of the health benefits this oil provides, I will add it when my food is done and the heat is turned off, or just before serving.
One other thing to note, lycopene, one of the best antioxidants, will increase when you cook the tomatoes. Some studies have shown that cooking the tomatoes even for just two minutes, lycopene has increased by 54%, while cooking them for half an hour will increase lycopene by 164% than found in the raw tomatoes. People, cook away! 🍅

Thank you for all your support, I truly appreciate it! Have a lovely day, where ever you are! 🌿☀️

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