A delicious tomato sauce doesn’t have to involve a day of simmering, says Paolo Vasapolli, executive chef in Food Services.

“You get a hit of fresh flavour with a sauce you can put together very quickly,” he says. “It tastes so great, you won’t even notice it’s vegan.”

Vasapolli offers this recipe, using ingredients most home cooks already have in their pantries.

Quick easy tomato sauce

Ingredients

• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons (60 ml) extra virgin olive oil
• 28 oz. (790 g) canned peeled plum tomatoes, puréed
• dried chili peppers, crushed
• 5 basil leaves, torn
• Salt to season

Directions

Heat olive oil in a saucepan and add onion, garlic, and chili peppers. Gently fry ingredients together.

Add puréed tomatoes to saucepan. Simmer on low to medium heat for 10 minutes.

Salt to season. Add basil leaves at the very end and serve over your favourite pasta.