HOW TO : the only tomato sauce you'll ever need

making a delicious and healthy tomato sauce shouldn’t be a complicated matter – throwing a few things in a pot and letting it simmer until you need it.
and like the minimalist i am, i like using one basic tomato sauce, no matter what tomato based dish i’m cooking. why complicate things ?

tomato sauce :
2 onions, chopped
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
a couple of tbsp of water
3 tbsp tomato paste
4 – 6 dates (depending on size), chopped
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp pepper (black and white)
1 tbsp dried oregano
1000 ml tomato passata

– cook the onion and garlic in a bit of water for a few minutes, until slightly transparent
– add the tomato paste, dates, and spices, and stir fir a few minutes
– pour in the tomato passata, and let simmer under a lid until you’re ready for it. the flavours just deepens the longer it simmers, so there’s no rush to serve
– serve as is, or add whatever flavour you want to go with the dish you’re making. i’m serving it over whole-wheat pasta and chickpeas, with spinach, capers, nutritional yeast and basil. simple but serious yum !
why not serve it with my recipe for homemade vegan pasta that you can make without a pasta machine ? so much fun !

let me know if you try this recipe, or any other of my recipes. i love to see your photos as well, so tag me if you take a pic of your version of any of my recipes ^^

and let me know if there’s any other type of dish you want me to simplify for you – i always appreciate your suggestions !

love // jenny