Hot tomato sauce
This is a quick tomato sauce, just the thing for dipping crisps (chips, if you are American), or nachos. It is very similar to the sauce served with aperitif snacks in Tex-Mex restaurants.
135 K 3.9/5 (25 reviews)
45 min.
Easy
2.65 €
300 g
9 IngredientsLast modified on: September 20th 2012
For 300 g, you will need:
- 1
500 g tomato - 2
100 g red onion - 3
1 garlic clove - 4
1 lime - 5
fresh coriander (cilantro) - 6
2 tablespoons olive oil - 7
Tabasco - 8
salt - 9
pepper - Total weight: 750 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 45 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 2 - ⌛ 5 min.
Take 1/3 of the tomatoes and blend them.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 10 min.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 2 min.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.
Add the blended tomatoes.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.
Finally, add the roughly chopped coriander and mix well.
Stage 7 - ⌛ 2 min.
Divide between bowls to put on the table.
Remarks
This is a very approximate recipe, so do feel free to adapt it to your taste by ading a little more of this, a little less of that, especially the Tabasco. You can use chilli pepper if you prefer.
And to drink?
A margarita or maybe a Corona.
Keeping: A few days in the fridge, protected with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 8 RDI=3 % | 40 RDI=4 % | 30 RDI=5 % | 470 RDI=20 % | 1,960 RDI: 20 % |
| Per 100 g | 1 RDI=0 % | 5 RDI=1 % | 4 RDI=1 % | 60 RDI=3 % | 260 RDI: 3 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 300 g : 2.65 €
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Tomato
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