Marinara Dipping Sauce
This easy marinara dipping sauce is made with canned or fresh tomatoes, olive oil, onion, garlic, salt, and fresh basil. That's it!
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 24kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes (D.O.P. tomatoes from Italy are best)
- 1 teaspoon salt (or more to taste, salt until acidity from tomatoes is mellowed out)
- 4-5 fresh basil leaves
Instructions
- Place olive oil in a heavy sauce pan or Dutch oven over medium heat. When oil is hot, add chopped onion and garlic. Sauté until onions become transparent.
- Add tomatoes and reduce to low heat. Simmer for about 10 minutes or until tomatoes become softer. Add salt as needed.
- Mash tomatoes with a potato masher until juices are released. You can also add the tomatoes to a blender or food processor and pulse a few times until roughly blended.
- Add more salt if needed and continue to simmer until sauce has reduced to desired thickness.
- Tear basil leaves into smaller pieces and add to the sauce. Stir to combine.
- Remove from heat and serve hot or allow to cool before serving .
Nutrition
Calories: 24kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 194mg | Potassium: 13mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.3g | Vitamin A: 7IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 0.05mg