Summer Vegetable Sauce

A versatile sauce made from fresh tomatoes, peppers, and zucchini, which can be substituted with squash. It is excellent as a side dish for roasted meat, can be poured over spaghetti, couscous, cooked rice, and gnocchi, or enjoyed with polenta.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 10 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 40 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 0
  • Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 2 piece Eggplant, raw

  • 0.5 teaspoons Salt, table

  • 6 spoon Oil, olive

  • 1 piece Onion, raw

  • 1 piece Bell pepper, red, fresh

  • 2 pod Garlic, fresh

  • pieces Tomato, red

  • pieces Salt, table

  • pieces Basil, fresh

  • pieces Spices, chili powder

Steps

  1. Wash the zucchini and cut them into cubes, then salt them and let them sit for 15 to 20 minutes to release excess liquid. Meanwhile, peel the onion and garlic and finely chop them separately. Wash the tomatoes and peppers, clean them, and cut them into pieces.

  2. Heat 4 tablespoons of oil in a large pan. Add the onion and pepper and sauté them while stirring until the onion becomes translucent. You can cover the pan in between.

  3. Add the garlic and tomato, and mix the vegetables well. Cover the pan and simmer the vegetables over medium heat for 10 minutes. Stir the sauce several times during cooking.

  4. Rinse the zucchini cubes under running water and dry them with paper towels. In another pan, heat 2 tablespoons of oil and sauté the chopped zucchini.

  5. When the cubes turn slightly brown, add them to the pan with the sauce. Mix well and let the sauce simmer covered over low heat for another 20 minutes. Season to taste with pepper and salt, and optionally add a pinch or two of ground chili. Just before the sauce is ready, you can mix in freshly chopped herbs (basil, oregano, parsley, etc.).

  6. Remove the prepared sauce from the heat and let it rest for 5 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle chopped parsley over it.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 81.26 kcal
  • Fat: 6.28 g
    • Saturated Fat: 0.73 g
  • Carbohydrates: 4.92 g
    • Sugars: 2.2 g
  • Protein: 0.63 g
  • Fiber: 1.78 g