This week we are Saving Summer with #SundaySupper. I am thrilled to be co-hosting this week with Stacy from Food Lust People Love, couldn’t have done it without you gal!! I have in the past done quite a bit of salsa, pickles, canned tomatoes and a Classic Freezer Tomato Sauce. It is still a bit early for us to be doing all this, we usually do it later in August. So I decided to go to the farmer’s market and pick up some produce just to whip up a delicious sauce. You don’t really need much for this, simple ingredients with farm fresh produce is amazing!! I love going to the farmer’s market and so does my whole family. It is an afternoon outing!!
How your sauce turns out really depends on your produce. Sometimes the tomatoes are juicier, the pepper could be sweeter, the onions more potent, but it always makes a delicious sauce either way as everything balances itself out.
Making a larger amount of sauce always is a time saver and you have a delicious dinner ready for you in the freezer. My tip is to freeze the sauce in portions to suit you family in plastic zip bags. We had one serving last night over pasta. I am saving a larger amount to make a fresh pasta, chicken lasagna and have two more bags in the freezer. When freezing them flat they take up no space in the freezer!!
I love my fresh herb garden in the summer and it is right at the back door of the kitchen. So easy to grab what you need!! I have tarragon, basil, flat leaf parsley, curly leaf parsley, oregano, thyme, dill, rosemary and two different tomatoes plants. Love them all!!! Fresh herbs should be put in the sauce last and dried at the beginning. To avoid dark blackened bits in your sauce I put them in whole in bunches tied together and the basil by itself and then cook for 30 min. You can then take them out at the end. You have all the flavor from them with no black bits!!
Classic Freezer Tomato Sauce for Saving Summer #SundaySupper
- 10 lbs. roma tomatoes
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil more for garlic
- 3 white onions, diced
- 1 each red, yellow, green and purple pepper, diced
- 3 heads of garlic
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh herbs like basil, oregano and thyme
- Place tomatoes, in bunches, into hot boiling water for 1 min. Continue until all are done. Gently cut the tops off and peel the tomatoes. Stick your thumb into the underside, away from yourself and into a bowl and squeeze out the juice. Continue until all tomatoes are peeled and juiced. Reserve the juice for drinking if you like, run through a sieve, salt and pepper and chill.
- Place onions and peppers into a large pot that is heated with the 2 Tbsp. of oil. Saute until tender. Chop the tomatoes and add to the pepper mixture. Salt and pepper to taste. Simmer for 1 hour without a lid, stirring occasionally.
- Meanwhile, slice the top of the garlic off exposing the cloves, drizzle with olive oil and wrap in foil. Bake for 60 min. in a 350 F or until cloves are soft and will squeeze easily out of the head.
- Add the roasted garlic to the sauce with a large sprig of basil. Tie three sprigs of thyme with three sprigs of oregano together. Place into the sauce and cook for another 30 min. Remove the herbs when done. Blend slightly with a hand immersion blender if desired.
- Let the sauce cool and divide amongst freezer bags. Freeze flat. Use on your favorite pasta or make into a lasagna etc.
#SundaySupper has a lot to offer you this week in a bunch of categories. I can’t wait to visit them all!!!
Learn how to …
- Dry Fruit – No-Dehydrator-Needed from Take A Bite Out of Boca
- Freeze Cherries from Pies and Plots
- Freeze Herbs from Rhubarb and Honey
- Make Freezer Harvest Soup Kits from Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
- Make Pesto Cubes from The Not So Cheesy Kitchen
- Make and Freeze Rosemary Butter from Momma’s Meals
- Make Ready to Blend Smoothie Packs for Your Freezer from The Educators’ Spin On It
- Oven Dry Cherries from The Redhead Baker
Sip sunny cocktails and smoothies
- Blueberry, Peaches and Cream Green Smoothies from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
- Green Tea and Chocolate Saketini from Ninja Baking
- Sangria from Confessions of a Culinary Diva
Scoop up special salsas and sauces
- Classic Freezer Tomato Sauce from Noshing With The Nolands
- Peach Salsa from The Texan New Yorker
- Pico de Gallo from Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
- Spicy Apple – Carrot Chutney from What Smells So Good?
- Spring Conserve from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Jump into jellies, jams and preserves
- Apricot Habanero Jam from Food Lust People Love
- Corn Cob Jelly from Daily Dish Recipes
- Hot Pepper Jelly from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures
- No Pectin Apricot Jam from Curious Cuisiniere
- Peach Preserves from Delaware Girl Eats
- Pineapple Mango Moscato Jam from Seduction in the Kitchen
- Raw Raspberry-Vanilla Chia Jam from Shockingly Delicious
- Savory Fig and Sweet Onion Freezer Jam from Peaceful Cooking
- Spicy Ginger Tomato Jam with Coconut Sugar from Sue’s Nutrition Buzz
- Spicy Red Pepper Jam from The Wimpy Vegetarian
Pucker up for pickles
- Bread and Butter Pickles from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
- Pickled Beets and Onions from Kudos Kitchen by Renée
- Pickled Green Tomatoes from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
- Refrigerator Pickled Jalapeños with Herbs from Magnolia Days
- Refrigerator Pickled Radish and Turnips from The Girl In The Little Red Kitchen
- Refrigerator Pickles from Webicurean
- Sweet Pickled Cauliflower from Because I Like Chocolate
Slurp and spoon soup and a side dish
- Easy Garden Fresh Tomato Basil Soup from Neighborfood
- Savory Summer Kimchi from A Mama, Baby & Shar-pei in the Kitchen
Dive into divine desserts
- Easy (no machine) Cherry Cheesecake Ice Cream from Mama Bee Does
- Freeze ’em For Later Peach Berry Hand Pies from eating in instead
- Frozen Yogurt Covered Blueberries from Peanut Butter and Pepper
- Lemon and Blackberry Meringue Cakes from Happy Baking Days
- Lemon Curd Coffee Crumb Cake with Vanilla Drizzle from Wallflour Girl
- Vegan Strawberry Ice Cream from Killer Bunnies, Inc
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Join the #SundaySupper conversation on Twitter on Sunday! We tweet throughout the day and share recipes from all over the world. Our weekly chat starts at 7 p.m. ET. Follow the #SundaySupper hashtag and remember to include it in your tweets to join in the chat. To get more great Sunday Supper Recipes, visit our website or check out our Pinterest board.
Would you like to join the Sunday Supper Movement? It’s easy. You can sign up by clicking here: Sunday Supper Movement.
I can smell the fresh herbs and your tomato sauce right now, Tara, if I just close my eyes and imagine the sunshine beaming down in your garden. What a beautiful color red it is! Thank you so much for co-hosting with me today!
Thank you so much Stacy, it was great co-hosting with you too!!
How lovely that you can step into your own (very good looking) herb garden and pick your spices for supper! It really is amazing, Tara, how a few Farmers Market ingredients can simply make a sauce stellar. And yours does look delicious!
Thank you so much Kim, I really do love my herb garden!!
What a beautiful herb garden! The tomatoes are at the end of their season here, so I may be able to pick up a big batch of tomatoes to make sauce next week. Last year I attempted to make it for the first time, but added too many extra veggies in that the kids complained it was too healthy. This looks like a better recipe for us!
LOL, on the too healthy!! That’s kids for you!! I hope try this recipe before your tomatoes are gone!!
Definitely an awesome and tasty way to save those summer tomatoes to enjoy in the winter. Thanks so much for co-hosting this event too.
Thank you so much Renee!!
Nothing beats homemade pasta sauce. I love this recipe and perfect for having fresh tomatoes all year!
Thanks Jennifer, I can’t wait to make that chicken lasagna with this sauce!!
Tara, this is such a great idea !!! Pinned!
Thank you Angela!!
Looks like really delicious sauce Tara!
Thanks so much Nancy!!
Tara, there is nothing that compares to sauce made from fresh garden ripe tomatoes! Love your recipe.
Thank you so much Patty!!
This looks so wonderful! I love it!!!
Thank you Deanna!!
Classic sauce indeed! I’d love to have this in my freezer year-round. Thanks so much for hosting #SundaySupper.
Thank you Ethel!!
Having a good tomato sauce on hand for last-minute meals is super convenient. Nothing beats the homemade stuff!
Thanks so much Shaina!!
Crazy as it is, I have never made my own tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes. But in the middle of summer, they taste so good I really should make them into sauce sometime. And now I have the perfect recipe for it!
Thanks so much Mallory, I love canning/freezing tomatoes!!
Looks so good, and a welcome winter treat!
Thank you so much Patricia!!
Your herb garden looks amazing, Tara!!! I also love stepping outside to pick my own herbs. Our tomatoes are all ripening and I’m definitely planning on freezing some tomato sauce. I did it a few years ago and it was wonderful having that sauce in the middle of winter. I don’t know why I haven’t done it since! Yours looks beautiful!!!
Thank you so much, you just reminded me to go water them!!
Oh Jeez, and I totally forgot to thank you for all your wonderful hosting duties this week! Great job with Stacy!!
Thank you so much Susan!!
This fresh sauce looks absolutely amazing!
Thank you so much Isabel!!
Great job that sounds delicious!
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Happy Valley Chow
Thank you so much, lovely to see you again!!
This looks so fresh and bursting with summer flavours! And it would go with so many things! Thank you for hosting this week!
Lovely to see you again Katy, thank you!!
Homemade tomato sauce all year is definitely one of my favourite things about “putting up” in the summer.
Thanks so much Sarah!
Thank you for so many wonderful tips! Your sauce looks delicious, too!
Thank you so much Betsy!!
Fantastic recipe and tips! I wish I had this on hand, it would have been perfect for tonight. I’m slightly envious of your herb garden also – it looks so healthy, bright and beautiful.
Thanks Christy, it has been awhile since we have had a south backyard, sure makes a difference!!
First, I love your herb markers … they are so adorable!
And I also love your tomato sauce … it has roasted garlic in it! I always add garlic to my tomato sauce, but I’ve never thought to roast it … genius!
Thanks for sharing!
Roasting the garlic let’s you add lots more and the whole sauce was so sweet from the garlic and all the farm fresh veggies. Thanks Kimberly!!
I just LOVE going to the farmer’s market… it’s my happy place.
I was just saying to my husband that I want to do some more freezer cooking. This was perfect timing. Thank you!
Wishing you a lovely week.
xoxo
Thanks so much Jennifer, happy cooking/freezing!!
Thanks for this beautifully done post on one of my favorite summer standards; love it!
Thank you so much Dan!!
I love your herb garden Tara!! I need to plant a MUCH bigger one next year. I can’t wait to make your sauce with all of my tomatoes!!
I love my herbs and tomatoes, yum!! Thanks Bobbi!!
I make a lot of pasta so this would keep me one step ahead having a few bags ready to go in the freezer.
That sauce looks awesome! And your herb garden, Wowww!!! 😀
Thank you so much Minnie!!
Lovely sauce made fresh from the garden!
Thank you Cindy!!
Your garden is incredible Tara! I’m so jealous! Now I just need to keep myself from eating the sauce and get into the freezer. Always my problem when I make some. Thanks for being a great host this week.
Thank you so much Susan!
You see, thi is a great idea! I always think that I will do something like this when I make fresh sauce but I dont give myself enough time to make more than just what we need for dinner – and freezing the bags flat is such an obvious suggestion but I’m always the one with wonky bags coming out of the freezer! LOL!
You just have to plan ahead a little, shop for more than you need. I am incorporating a freezer meal once a week from now on, so easy!! Thanks Alice!!
I love your herb markers! And, your tomato sauce looks absolutely perfect!
Thank you so much Sarah!!