Description
Rustic homemade pizza sauce combines ripe tomatoes with classic Italian herbs for an authentic flavor profile. Generous spoonfuls of this aromatic sauce will elevate pizzas you create at home with simple, fresh ingredients.
Ingredients
Scale
- 15 oz (425 g) tomato sauce
- 6 oz (170 g) tomato paste
- 2 tbsps Italian seasoning
- 1 to 2 tbsps dried oregano
- ½ tbsp garlic salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- Blend Base: Whisk tomato paste and tomato sauce in a medium bowl until achieving a smooth, consistent texture.
- Season Mixture: Incorporate dried oregano, Italian seasoning, granulated garlic, powdered onion, garlic salt, black pepper, and sugar into the tomato base, ensuring comprehensive and even distribution of spices.
- Flavor Calibration: Sample and adjust seasoning profile, fine-tuning the sauce with additional herbs or spices to match personal taste preferences.
- Infusion Pause: Let the sauce rest for 10-15 minutes, allowing herbs and spices to meld and develop a rich, complex flavor profile.
- Pizza Preparation: Spread sauce uniformly across pizza dough, maintaining a small bare edge to create a traditional pizzeria-style crust border.
Notes
- Boost Flavor Development: Let the sauce rest 10-15 minutes to allow herbs and spices to meld together, creating a more robust and complex taste profile.
- Customize Your Sauce: Taste and adjust seasonings gradually, ensuring the perfect balance that matches your personal flavor preferences.
- Achieve Smooth Consistency: Whisk tomato paste and sauce thoroughly to create a silky, uniform texture that spreads easily on pizza dough.
- Even Seasoning Distribution: Use a whisk or spatula to incorporate spices completely, preventing clumping and ensuring every bite is perfectly seasoned.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: None
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 9
- Calories: 30
- Sugar: 0.4 g
- Sodium: 380 mg
- Fat: 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg