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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (520g) Recipe makes 2 servings
Calories 126
Calories from Fat 5		(4%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 0.7g	1%
	Saturated Fat 0.1g	0%
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.1g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0mg		0%
Sodium 199mg		8%
Potassium 926mg		26%
Total Carbohydrate 29.4g		9%
	Dietary Fiber 7.6g	30%
	Sugars 14.6g
Protein 3.2g		6%
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Basic Nomato Sauce (Tomato Free Tomato Sauce)

Recipe #359835 | 35 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: SWalker
Mar 8, 2009

This recipe comes from the Interstitial Cystitis Network site at www.ic-network.com/bev/april00. We enjoy it just as much in spaghetti and enchiladas as tomato sauce. One batch makes the equivalent of 2 larges cans of tomato sauce (4 cups) so I use half the batch and freeze the other half in a freezer bag for next time. I find that I have to add about 25 percent more spice than I did when I used tomatoes.

SERVES 2 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

6 carrots, peeled and diced
1 small beet, peeled and diced
1 large onion, diced
3 celery ribs, diced
1 bay leaf, whole
1 1/2 cups water

Directions

1
Put everything in a covered pot, bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer until veggies are soft.
2
Take out the bay leaf, blend well till smooth and use as you would tomato sauce, spicing appropriately for the dish you're using it in.

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From: Chef #341885

On Jul 11, 2009

I tried this recipe and it turned out very well and couldn't be simpler. It is not easy to stay on a tomato free or nightshade free diet and still make things that are tasty but this substitute works really well. Thanks so much for posting.

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From: Sistercooks

On Jun 18, 2009

This recipe is excelent! I make pizza sauce with this as well as use it as a plain tomato sauce. I also use it as a base for homemade ketchup- an exceptional substitute which helps me eat normal food with a citrus allergy!

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From: UmmBinat

On May 24, 2009

Really tasty. DH liked it. Toddler loves it. I'm liking it a lot more than the canned tomato sauce I'm feeling allergic to (mold allergy, yes mold is in canned tomatoes). Like the recipe poster, I found I had to add more spice than with tomato sauce but I didnt have to add any sugar! Thats a big bonus. Maybe my carrots were big or this is not really red sauce with the small beet added. I cooked a second beet and through in the red juice and discarded the actual beet as I needed additional liquid anyway. It was still a dark orange after. Anyway the colour doesnt matter so much when it tastes really good and is not allergenic. We use a lot of sauce as DH likes sauces with rice dishes and we dont do dairy (yogurt) so I think I will be making this many times instead of using canned tomato sauce anymore!

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