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    How to make homemade marinara sauce using fresh tomatoes

    August 20, 20213 Mins Read
    Video How to make homemade marinara sauce using fresh tomatoes

    This homemade marinara sauce is made ultra-simply from scratch with fresh tomatoes, garlic, and herbs. No cans here, just delicious, fresh from the garden tomato sauce!

    Fresh tomato marinara sauce in a bowl

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    When I first set out to make my own marinara sauce, I went to the grocery and gathered up what I thought should go into a homemade marinara – fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic, parsley. When I got home I thought, “eh, better just check to see what the interwebs say about making marinara”.Well the interwebs say canned tomatoes. Almost always canned tomatoes. Canned stewed tomatoes and tomato paste and canned crushed tomato and all of these sodium-filled cans of tomatoes.But it’s summer and tomatoes are growing and I have a basket of beautiful ones sitting right here in front of me. So screw the cans. Today we’re making a fresh tomato homemade marinara sauce!And we’re gonna leave the skin on too! Most recipes will have you blanch the tomato to remove the skin, but I didn’t find it to be all that necessary. AND the skin has healthy insoluble fiber. Double win.

    Chunky fresh marinara sauce on a plate of spaghetti

    Table of Contents

    • How to make marinara sauce with fresh tomatoes
    • What are the best tomatoes for marinara sauce?
    • Ways to use this Homemade Marinara Sauce
    • Got fresh tomatoes?

    How to make marinara sauce with fresh tomatoes

    To make this simple marinara sauce, heat a touch of oil in a pot, add some garlic, throw in diced fresh tomatoes and let that all simmer. Not only is cooking going to break these tomatoes down into a smooth sauce and remove those sour tones, but it’s also going to increase the concentration of lycopene, one of the most potent antioxidants!

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    Once you’ve cooked down the tomatoes into your desired thickness and consistency, add in your flavor makers: basil, parsley, and honey.

    Ingredients to make marinara sauce with fresh tomatoes

    What are the best tomatoes for marinara sauce?

    You can use almost any tomato to make marinara sauce from scratch, but the best ones will be the paste tomatoes. These are meatier and have less water content, meaning you need to cook them for less time to get to that nice, thick sauce. Look for Roma or San Marzano tomatoes (and learn about the different types of tomatoes here).

    Chopped fresh roma tomatoes for marinara sauce

    This marinara sauce is naturally chunky, but you can easily make it into a smooth and silky marinara with a quick blitz in the blender. I prefer to use a handheld immersion blender to puree it right in the pot, but you could also transfer it (carefully – hot!) to a countertop blender.

    Homemade marinara sauce mixed with spaghetti

    Ways to use this Homemade Marinara Sauce

    Marinara sauce is a type of tomato sauce that’s more light and acidic than, say a pizza sauce. It’s great as a pasta and spaghetti sauce, but there are quite a few ways to use marinara (that aren’t pasta!)

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    • Ratatouille
    • Eggplant Parmesan Poppers
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    • Shakshuka
    • Italian Style Seitan Meatballs
    Homemade marinara sauce on a plate of spaghetti

    Got fresh tomatoes?

    You can also use fresh tomatoes to make these favorites!

    • Tomato Gazpacho
    • Fresh Tomato Basil Soup
    • Greek Baked Feta
    • Summer Veggie Salad
    This homemade marinara sauce is made ultra-simply with fresh tomatoes, garlic, and herbs.
    A photo from when I originally published this recipe!

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