Triple tested: This delicious pasta sauce is bursting with flavour – and it’s really easy to make. Brought to you by Essentials magazine
Ingredients
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- 4tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2tbsp tomato purée
- A pinch of dried chilli flakes
- 150ml white wine
- 850g vine plum tomatoes
- 1tsp sugar
- 250g cherry plum tomatoes
- 400g dried pasta
- Basil leaves
WEIGHT CONVERTER
Method
- Heat 4tbsp olive oil in a pan over a medium heat. Add 1 onion, finelychopped, and cook, stirring, for 6-8 mins, until soft. Stir in 2 garlic cloves, crushed, 2tbsp tomato purée and a pinch of dried chilli flakes.Cook for a further 2 mins.
- Add 150ml white wine, simmer for 1 min, then add850g vine plum tomatoes, skinned and chopped, and 1tsp sugar.Season and bring to the boil. Simmer, stirringoccasionally,for 20-30 mins until thick. Stir in 250g cherryplum tomatoes and cook for a further5 mins. Toss with 400g dried pasta, freshly cooked, and basil leaves.
Top Tip for making Fresh cherry tomato pasta sauce
Our pasta sauce recipe also makes a delicious soup: just add 500ml hot veg stock and whizz in a food processor.
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