Vegan Pasta Sauce, Raw or Cooked

Start by adding all the ingredients except for the sun-dried tomatoes into the food processor and processing. Fresh, juicy tomatoes, a good dose of garlic, olive oil, a dash of sea salt and green, fragrant basil.

Because this recipe uses so few ingredients, we really recommend you use the best quality you can find. This is the time to hit up the farmer’s market.

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Next, slowly add the sun-dried tomatoes to this raw vegan tomato sauce, processing until a smooth, thick paste forms.

This is an easy, no-fuss recipe. It’s ready in five minutes with minimal gadgets, zero prep and literally no cooking.

Alternatively, you can make a cooked vegan pasta sauce. Simply saute half an onion in a big pan for a few mintues, then add the mixture from above and cook at low heat for 30 minutes.

This vegan pasta sauce is perfect served over any kind of pasta or zoodles. It can also make for a great dip for breadsticks. Try our gluten-free garlic breadsticks.

Nutrition Facts

As you can expect, given these outstanding, simply ingredients, the nutrition facts are impressive. One serving contains 152 calories, with great macros: 20 grams of carbohydrates, 8 grams of fat and 5 grams of protein.

With the heavy emphasis on nutrition-rich tomatoes, the nutrients per serving are also outstanding:

• Vitamin A: 1279 IU (55% DV*)
• Copper: 0.463 mg (51% DV)
• Manganese: 0.675 mg (38% DV)
• Vitamin C: 26.8 mg (36% DV)
• Vitamin K: 32.9 mcg (37% DV)
• Potassium: 1204 mg (26% DV)
• Niacin (vitamin B3): 3.14 mg (22% DV)
• Magnesium: 66 mg (21% DV)
• Phosphorus: 127 mg (18% DV)
• Thiamin (vitamin B1): 0.188 (17% DV)

*Daily Value: Percentages are based on a diet of 2,000 calories a day.

Vegan Pasta Sauce Recipe

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• Author: Dr. Josh Axe
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: 8 1x
• Diet: Vegan

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Looking for a vegan pasta sauce that can be served raw or cooked? Here’s an easy, classic version loaded with nutrition and taste.

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Ingredients

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Raw Vegan Pasta Sauce

• 4 cups sundried tomatoes
• 5 cups Roma tomatoes
• ⅔ cup basil
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• sea salt to taste

Cooked Vegan Pasta Sauce

• same as above
• ½ onion, chopped
• olive oil for pot

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Instructions

1. In a food processor, process all the ingredients, except for the sun-dried tomatoes. Gradually add in sun-dried tomatoes until a thick, smooth paste is formed.
2. For the cooked version, sauté the onion in a pot in olive oil for a few minutes at medium heat.
3. Add the raw tomato sauce mixture, stir well, cover and cook for 30 minutes at low heat.
4. Serve over pasta, even zoodles, or use as a dip with our garlic breadsticks.

• Prep Time: 5 min
• Cook Time: 30 min
• Category: Main dishes, Sauces
• Method: Stovetop
• Cuisine: Italian

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 serving (150 g)
• Calories: 152
• Sugar: 13.1 g
• Sodium: 218 mg (15% DV)
• Fat: 7.8 g
• Saturated Fat: 1.1 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 6.2 g
• Trans Fat: 0 g
• Carbohydrates: 20 g
• Fiber: 4.7 g
• Protein: 5 g
• Cholesterol: 0 mg