Sauces Recipe ∞ Cucumber-Tomato Sauce

This fresh vegetable sauce can be used in place of other sauces, such as traditional spaghetti sauce. It has a sweet fresh taste to it, but is still recognizable as a tomato product. My recommended use is over pasta or with a meat product. In my opinion the sauce is relatively filling and not to be considered a light meal.

Ingredients

• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 cup chopped roma (plum) tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 4 ½ teaspoons white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup chopped red bell pepper
• 2 cups diced cucumber

Cooking Directions

1. Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in garlic, and cook for a few minutes until fragrant, then stir in the dried basil, and cook for a few seconds more. Add the tomatoes, onion powder, garlic powder, red pepper flakes, black pepper, sugar, and salt. Bring to a simmer, then stir in the red pepper and cucumber. Continue simmering and stirring occasionally until the mixture has reduced to a sauce like consistency, 10 to 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

• calories114.8
• carbohydrateContent8.2 g
• fatContent9.2 g
• fiberContent1.2 g
• proteinContent1 g
• saturatedFatContent1.3 g
• sodiumContent100.8 mg
• sugarContent5.5 g