Carbs and Tomatoes

Carbs and tomatoes are two of my favorite things, meaning a plate of well cooked pasta and simple tomato sauce in this case. 101 cookbooks "5 minute tomato sauce" is something I make fairly often, it really only takes a few minutes and is so delicious. I've really only tried it on pasta but if you're a fan of lemony sauce it could be used for pizza, lasagna, chicken, etc. The red pepper flakes can be a bit much depending on where they are from, and how spicy they are / how spicy you like your sauce. And the recipe specifies san marzano tomatoes (don't they all) which are very tasty, but if you have a can of say hunts tomatoes, they will do the trick too. (although the san marzanos are on sale at Gelsons this week, fyi)

http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/five-minute-tomato-sauce-recipe.html

Recipe from 101 cookbooks

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon fine grain sea salt
3 medium cloves of garlic, finely chopped
1 28-ounce can crushed red tomatoes
zest of one lemon

Combine the olive oil, red pepper flakes, sea salt, and garlic in a cold saucepan. Stir while you heat the saucepan over medium-high heat, saute just 45 seconds or so until everything is fragrant - you don't want the garlic to brown. Stir in the tomatoes and heat to a gentle simmer, this takes just a couple minutes. Remove from heat and carefully take a taste (you don't want to burn your tongue)...If the sauce needs more salt add it now. Stir in the lemon zest reserving a bit to sprinkle on top of your pasta.

Makes about a quart of tomato sauce.