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Recipe

Hidden Veggie Pizza Sauce

A smooth tomato sauce with courgette, carrot, leek and onion blended in.

Cook 30–40 min

You'll need

  • 2 tins chopped tomatoes, 400 g tins
  • 4 tbsp tomato puree
  • 2 tbsp sundried tomato pesto
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • ½ courgette, peeled and grated
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 2 carrots, peeled and grated
  • 1 leek, finely chopped
  • 4 tbsp tomato ketchup
  • 3 tsp sugar
  • oil, for frying
  • salt and pepper, to taste

Equipment

  • large saucepan
  • blender or hand blender

Method

  1. Heat some oil in a large saucepan.
  2. Add the vegetables and sauté for 8–10 minutes, until soft but not coloured.
  3. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
  4. Transfer to a blender, or use a hand blender.
  5. Add all the tomato ingredients and the sugar.
  6. Whizz until smooth.
  7. Return to the pan and simmer for 20–25 minutes, until thick.
  8. Season to taste and leave to cool.

Notes

This makes a very large batch. Freeze what you don’t need, or halve the recipe.

Keeps

Freezes well.