Bruschetta Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups tomatoes, chopped, peeled, seeded
• 1 yellow pepper, seeded and chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 12 teaspoons fresh coarse ground black pepper (to taste)
• 6 ounces tomato paste
• 1 cup fresh basil, chopped and packed in

Recipe

• 1 combine everything except the basil in a large, heavy bottomed pan.
• 2 bring to a boil over high heat.
• 3 reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 4 stir in basil, and turn off heat.
• 5 pour into hot, sterilized pint jars, leaving 1/2" head space.
• 6 can for 35 minutes.
• 7 remove and cool.
• 8 makes an excellent bruschetta sauce, or can be used for pizza or pasta.
• 9 if your tomatoes are very juicy, squeeze them out a little so that your sauce is not too watery.