A full-flavoured raw tomato sauce, ideal as a topping for pizza or pinsa.

Name: A full-flavoured raw tomato sauce, ideal as a topping for pizza or pinsa.
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 1 pre-cooked pinsa (8 oz); 7 oz peeled tomatoes (crushed here); 1 tablespoon olive oil; salt; pepper; 1 small garlic clove

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Side dish

Very Easy

5 min

This raw tomato sauce is made from peeled tomatoes blended with garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper, without cooking. It's ideal as a topping for pizza or pinsa dough, providing natural freshness and avoiding overcooking, compared with an already-cooked tomato sauce. Its texture and intense, fragrant flavors offer a perfect balance of sweet acidity and Mediterranean aromas, for immediate enjoyment. We guarantee you'll have the smell of Italy in your kitchen!

Ingredients

1 pre-cooked pinsa (8 oz)
7 oz peeled tomatoes (crushed here)
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt
pepper
1 small garlic clove

Materials

chopper
ice cubes (optional)

Preparation

If you only have whole tomatoes to hand, don't panic:
Use a knife to make a small cross-shaped incision at the base of the tomatoes.
Plunge the tomatoes into boiling water for about 30 seconds, then immediately transfer them to a large bowl of iced water. The thermal shock will help loosen the skin more easily.
Peel off the skin starting from the previous incision (it should have started to peel at this point). You're ready to move on to the next step :-).
Place the peeled tomatoes in a chopper, add a garlic clove, salt, pepper and olive oil.
Blend to make a sauce.
You can now garnish your pizza or pinsa dough (or top a quiche, use it as a pasta sauce... it's up to you!).

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Observations

Why use peeled tomatoes rather than whole fresh tomatoes in this recipe?

Peeled tomatoes, often crushed, offer a smoother texture and avoid the skin, which can be unpleasant in the mouth, making the sauce more pleasant and homogenous.

Can I keep this raw tomato sauce, and if so, for how long?

This raw sauce keeps well in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 2 to 3 days.

What are the advantages of raw over cooked tomato sauce?

Raw sauce retains all the vitamins and freshness of tomatoes. It's perfect for topping pizza dough (raw) or pinsa dough (pre-cooked), as it won't be double-cooked and retains its delicious, fresh taste.
Using an already-cooked sauce to top a pizza is not recommended, as the sauce may overcook.

Can this sauce be adapted to dishes other than pizza or pinsa?

Absolutely, this sauce is very versatile: it can be used as a base for topping pasta, a quiche (mix it with your quiche base), in a cake, or even as a fresh dip for vegetables or aperitifs.