This cooked tomato dipping sauce has all the classic marinara sauce components plus one ingredient that makes it special: roasted granulated garlic. The intense roasted garlic flavor works incredibly well here and takes this sauce from regular to gourmet.
My ingredient notes:
- Roasted granulated garlic is a fantastic ingredient that you can buy in most spice shops. It infuses anything you put it in with that unique roasted garlic flavor but saves you the time and work of actually roasting a head of garlic in the oven.
- I use canned crushed tomatoes in this recipe, which yield a chunky consistency.
- Some tomato dipping sauce recipes call for sugar but I didn't use any here because I find that tomatoes themselves bring plenty of sweetness.
Photos of the recipe process:
- Saute onion, then add dried herbs, garlic and salt.
- Add crushed tomatoes and simmer for a few minutes.
What to use the sauce with:
Use this sauce for meatballs (it's very good with these cinnamon meatballs), breadsticks, mozzarella sticks, calzones, garlic bread, fried calamari and more.
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Chunky Tomato Dipping Sauce (cooked)
Makes about 1 ½ cups of sauce.
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Servings: 6
Calories: 63kcal
Equipment:
- knife and cutting board
- measuring cups and spoons
- pan
- wooden spoon or silicone spatula
Ingredients:
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- ½ cup minced white or yellow onion
- 2 teaspoons roasted granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried marjoram
- ¼ teaspoon table salt
- 1 can crushed tomatoes (15 ounces)
Instructions:
- Heat oil until shimmering.1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- Add onion and cook until softened, about 4 minutes.½ cup minced white or yellow onion
- Stir in roasted granulated garlic, oregano, marjoram and salt and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.2 teaspoons roasted granulated garlic, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, ½ teaspoon dried marjoram, ¼ teaspoon table salt
- Stir in the crushed tomatoes and simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes. Let cool for a bit.1 can crushed tomatoes (15 ounces)
- Serve warm.
Notes:
Storage: You can keep this sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. Reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop.
Nutrition:
Calories: 63kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 192mg | Potassium: 243mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 159IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 34mg | Iron: 1mg
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