I’ve shared my fresh tomato sauce before. But what happens when tomatoes are out of season? Besides general sadness, that is.
No worries. I use the next best thing: canned tomatoes.
And what if I want a sauce that has a heft more like a meat sauce, chunky, more complex than a simple tomato sauce (as good as that is), but I don’t want to use meat?
Part three of Street Tacos.
You’ve had it more times than you can count. But have you made it at home?
To be honest, I hope you read this recipe one time and then never again. Why? Because this is one of those foods that’s all about making it your way! And once you read it, you’ll always know how to make it.
Simply cooked vegetables drizzled with a bit of flavorful sauce, especially one that can be prepared ahead of time, makes suppertime so much easier and delicious.
And I am always looking for ways to make side dishes not boring. This easy-to-make sauce is one great way.
Sometimes the dinner plan doesn’t sound quite as good at this very moment as you’d hoped. And it’ll be fine… tomorrow. Promise.
Sound familiar?
It helps to have some back-pocket go-to easy-as-can-be dishes which you can conjure out of the pantry, freezer, quick drop-in at the grocery on the way home, or a farmers market if it’s not wintertime.
Have you tasted the tomatoes this summer? They are simply outstanding. Combine a pint of cherry tomatoes with onion, jalapeno, garlic, lime juice, and spices? Heaven.
It works as a quick and easy dip, as a condiment for tacos or burritos, or — and I urge you to try this — as an ingredient in your next meat loaf. Oh yeah.