Fresh tomato lemon sauce
For my stepfather, who has recently had to go on a low-sodium diet. After shopping with my mom this weekend and seeing how much sodium is in stuff, especially pasta sauce, I decided to see what I could make on my own. I came up with this.
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 small white onion, chopped
2 red sweet peppers, chopped
1 lb tomatoes, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp fresh sage, minced
1 Tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced
1/2 tsp fresh-ground black pepper
1/4 tsp crushed hot red pepper flakes
1 tsp lemon juice
- Heat olive oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until they become transparent.
- Add red peppers and cook until they begin to soften.
- Add all remaining ingredients except for lemon juice. Reduce heat to low and cook until reduced by half (about 40 minutes), stirring frequently.
- Turn off heat and stir in lemon juice.

1 Comments:
Jess-we tried your recipe last night. It was wonderful! It was a bit spicy for Lloyd. (wuss), but perfect for me. Next time we’ll add the red pepper flakes at the table.
Oh-and you know how it is with recipes--half the fun is modifying them. We may try balsamic vinegar instead of lemon juice one of these times. Perhaps rosemary or basil in place of /in addition to the thyme and parsley? And maybe add some of those wonderful sodium-free Penzey's
Spices.
Lloyd thanks you for your thoughtfulness and creativity!
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