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Recipe: Fresh Tomato Sauce

This summery sauce is delicious with pasta or anything else that needs a bit of fresh tomato flavor.

Yield	1 cup
Time	30-45 minutes
Tools	Knife Medium saucepan Wooden spoon Blender (optional)
Ingredients	2 pounds fresh tomatoes, peeled and seeded (optional)* 3 T olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 T fresh basil
Directions	Chop the tomatoes. Put everything into the pan and cook over medium heat for 25-35 minutes, stirring occasionally. When all of the juice from the tomatoes has boiled away, season the sauce with salt and pepper. Optional: Purée the sauce. Serve hot.
Notes	*Why/how to peel + seed tomatoes Adapted from Myra Kornfeld's The Voluptuous Vegan.
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