Eggplant Tomato Sauce
If you want to make homemade tomato sauce (and you're a fan of eggplant), you need to try this recipe. You'll like how the subtle flavor of eggplant isn't overpowering, yet adds a unique taste to your Daniel Fast main dish.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds eggplant, peeled, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- ½ cup diced onion
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano flakes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place eggplant cubes in a large colander in the sink, and sprinkle with salt. Use your hands to toss eggplant so that cubes are well coated. Let drain 30 minutes.
- In a large saucepan, heat ½ tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Cook onions 3-5 minutes or until soft and translucent. Add garlic, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly so garlic doesn’t burn. Add crushed and diced tomatoes, parsley, basil, oregano, bay leaf, and pepper. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes over low heat.
- Pat eggplant dry with paper towels. Heat a large skillet with ½ tablespoon olive oil, and cook eggplant 3-5 minutes, stirring constantly (you may have to do this in two batches, if you don’t have a skillet large enough to do all at once). Once eggplant is slightly browned, place in a 9 by 13-inch baking dish that has been rubbed with olive oil. Discard bay leaf from tomato mixture, and pour over eggplant. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
- Yield: 12 servings (serving size: about 1/2 cup)
Notes
- Use with whole grain pasta or brown rice.
- Serve over Broiled Polenta Squares.
what brand of can tomato do you use?
I prefer to use Muir Glen because it’s organic, but sometimes I use other brands. Any tomato sauce that doesn’t contain sugar (or any other restricted ingredients) is acceptable. Thanks for your question!
I made this last night for lunch today. It turned out good. I like more sauce so I may add a can of tomato sauce to it. I used it over spiral wheat pasta.Yummy. Thanks
Thanks, Jenny! Yes, it IS good on spaghetti squash. 🙂
This recipe is really yummy. It is especially good on spaghetti squash!
Good! I’m glad it was a hit. Your request for dessert recipes is a great one. I’ll get to work on posting a few!
This recipe is awesome. We really enjoyed dinner tonight! Thank You. Do you have any dessert recipes? -The Ferrugia’s