Tomato Basil Pizza Sauce


This is a simple pizza sauce. If you grow fresh plum tomatoes use about 2 cups of them chopped in place of the canned tomatoes.

Steps


Heat oil in medium saucepan over a medium heat until hot.
Add garlic.
Cook 30 seconds or until fragrant.
Stir in tomatoes , salt and pepper and cook for 8-10 minutes or until slightly thickened , stirring and mashing tomatoes with potato masher until crushed.
Stir in basil.
Place in small bowl.
Cool to room temperature this sauce may be made up to 3 days ahead and refrigerated or up to 2 months ahead and frozen.

Ingredients


olive oil, garlic, diced tomatoes, salt, pepper, fresh basil