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Homemade tomato paste

1 Serves
30 minutes
120 minutes

Make the most of any extra tomatoes, and store as frozen cubes for up to 12 months. Tomato paste is a great addition of flavour for many recipes.

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Ingredients

4kg ripe tomatoes

2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

2 bay leaves

Method

Preheat the grill in the oven.
Cut tomatoes in half and grill cut side down for 5-10 min.
Remove from oven, peel the tomato once cool enough to handle and discard the seeds
Blend the tomato to a puree.
Heat a large pot over medium-low heat, add the olive oil, tomato puree and bay leaves.
Cook and stir often, until it becomes a paste. Discard bay leaves and leave the paste to cool.
Freeze it in an ice cube tray for easy portioning.

Notes

Makes: 1 cup

Nutrition per serve:

Energy 4016kJ/ 960Cal
Fat total 36g
Saturated fat 5.1g
Protein 35.2g
Carbohydrate 155.6g
Fibre 48g
Sodium 195mg

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