A very quick and easy substitute for tomato sauce. Check out the sugar content in all the sauce bottles… there just isn’t a version of tomato sauce which is low in sugar. The sugar and salt content preserves the tomato, so this one won’t last long – only make as much as you need for the day, or make a little more and freeze it, defrosting it at the time you need it. It’s a bit like a pasta sauce, only tangier due to the vinegar. Shown pictured here with our easy tuna and bean cakes.
Serves: 2
Preparation time: 2 minutes
Cooking time: 2 minutes
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup passata (tomato puree): check it is one with no added sugar, just tomatoes and salt.
- a few sprigs chopped coriander (cilantro) leaves
- 1 clove garlic, crushed
- a few strands saffron
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Method:
- Heat a small saucepan over a low heat
- Add the oil, garlic, saffron and fennel seeds
- Stir until the garlic turns golden and the seeds smell like they are toasting (30 seconds to 1 minute)
- Add the passata and red wine vinegar and cook for another minute
- Turn off heat and stir in coriander
- Add salt and pepper to your own tastes (add a little, try it, then add more if needed)
- Pour over whatever you are serving it with
Hi there, I just stumbled across your page in my hunt for low GI recipes. Just wanted to say the recipes look really good so I will definitely be back to try some out. I'm not diabetic but have PCOS and low GI is the only thing that works for me – so thank you!
Hi Chloe,Glad you plan to try some of the recipes! Yes I had heard low GI was the diet for PCOS as well. Really it is less of a diet and more of a lifestyle plan- wholegrain, and lots of fruit and veg being the main principle. It has certainly been working really well for us. Its so good to be able to share what we are doing with others. If you have any trouble following any of the directions, let me know! Cheers, LibbyFrom: IntenseDebate Notifications