Caprese sauce with tomato paste and basil for meat and pasta

Italian cuisine

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Description Products Steps

Caprese is usually made with very ripe and juicy tomatoes, Italian mozzarella and basil. On this basis you can make not only a salad, but also a sauce for meat or pasta. Tomatoes and basil for salad are usually taken fresh, and for the sauce you can use tomato paste and dried basil.

1. Calories
   331,2 kcal
2. Protein
   7,76 gram
3. Fat
   25,55 gram
4. Carbohydrates
   21,32 gram
5. ~ Time
   10 Min
6. Pepper
7. Complexity

Products per 2 serving:

1. Tomato paste

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   2 tbsp. l. = 60 g
2. Dried basil

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   1 tbsp. l. = 11 g
3. Olive oil

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   1 tbsp. l. = 17 g
4. Cashew

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   25 g
5. White pepper is ground

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   0.5 tsp. = 3 g
6. Salt

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   1 pinch = 1 g

Steps:

1. 
   Before cooking, dilute tomato paste in 1 glass of hot water. This will make the consistency of the sauce more uniform.
2. 
   Grind raw cashew nuts in a coffee grinder or blender and heat them in a dry frying pan for 2-3 minutes. Then add olive oil, pepper, basil and stir.
3. 
   Pour tomato paste diluted with water into the resulting mixture and simmer over low heat, stirring constantly.
4. 
   When the sauce begins to thicken a little, remove it from the heat and cover with a lid to retain the flavor. Serve the sauce over pasta or meat warm or chilled to suit your taste.
5. 
   This sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for several days, using it in different dishes.

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