Healthy Tomato Sauce – Mambo

Here are the ingredients you need for this recipe

• 2kgs of tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon homemade date syrup
• Himalayan pink salt
• Extra virgin olive oil

Equipment

• Food processor / kitchen robot

Method

1. 1Wash and chop the tomatoes (you can peel them if you like, but I prefer making the sauce using the whole tomato).
2. 2Place them in the food processor jug and blend on speed 6 for 4 minutes.
3. 3Then season to taste with salt and add a generous drizzle of olive oil.
4. 4Cover with the lid, leaving the measuring cup slightly ajar so steam can escape and the liquid can reduce.
5. 5Cook for 30 minutes at speed 1, 110ºC, and heat level 6.
6. 6After this time, add the date syrup and cook for 5 more minutes (if it's still quite watery, let it cook a bit longer; it depends a lot on the variety of tomato).
7. 7Transfer to airtight containers and, once cooled, refrigerate or freeze.
8. 8All done! Our Healthy Tomato Sauce made in the food processor is ready

Method without a food processor

1. 1Wash and grate the tomatoes.
2. 2Transfer them to a pot over medium heat.
3. 3Then season to taste with salt and add a generous drizzle of olive oil.
4. 4Cover with a lid, preferably glass so you can watch how the sauce cooks down.
5. 5Cook for 20 minutes over medium heat.
6. 6After this time, add the date syrup and cook for 5 more minutes (if it's still watery, cook a little longer depending on the tomato).
7. 7Transfer to airtight containers and, once cooled, refrigerate or freeze.

Notes

1. 1You can make it lighter by using your preferred sweetener instead of date syrup.
2. 2You can also add onion, carrot, and so many other things. This base recipe is purely tomato.