Low FODMAP pasta sauce

Pasta sauce with fresh tomatoes

1. You can choose to remove the skin from the tomatoes or to leave it on. If you remove the skin you will get a smoother sauce. I don’t mind having tomato skins in my sauce so I leave them on.
2. If you are going to remove the skin: make an x in the bottom of the tomatoes with a knife and put them into a pot with boiling water for half a minute. Fish them out of the water with a spatula and put them into a bowl with cold water immediately. After that you can easily remove the skins.
3. Cut the tomatoes into cubes. Some people also remove the seeds from the tomatoes to get a very smooth sauce. I prefer using as much of the tomato as possible, so I don’t remove them.
4. Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add 1 clove of garlic and fry for 2 minutes. Remove the garlic from the oil and throw away.
5. Add the tomatoes, 1 tbsp Italian herbs, 1 tbsp red wine vinegar and a pinch of salt. Leave the tomatoes to simmer for 10-15 minutes until they have softed completely. Use a hand blender to make it into a smooth sauce. Taste and season with pepper and salt.
6. Now you can prepare your pasta dish as you would normally do. I start with frying the meat, if I am using meat. When the meat is cooked, I add low FODMAP vegetables, such as bell pepper, carrot and canned mushrooms. I fry them for a few minutes until they have softened. Then I add my homemade pasta sauce. I heat it for a few minutes and season with some more pepper, salt and Italian herbs if necessary. At the same time I cook the pasta. I serve the pasta with the sauce and some grated cheese.

Pasta sauce with tomato passata

1. Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add 1 clove of garlic and fry for 2 minutes. Remove the garlic from the oil and throw away.
2. Add the sieved tomatoes, 1 tbsp Italian herbs, 1 tbsp red wine vinegar and a pinch of salt. Leave to simmer for a few minutes until the sauce is warm. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
3. Because this sauce is very easy to make, I usually don’t make it separately, as I did with the first sauce that I make from scratch. I start with heating 1 tbsp of olive oil in a pan and I make the low FODMAP garlic oil. Then I fry the meat, if I use meat, in the oil. I add low FODMAP vegetables of choice, such as carrot, paprika and canned mushrooms. I fry them for a few minutes. Then I make the simple sauce as described in step 1 and 2.