Empower yourself! Free yourself from meat dependency by switching to a diverse, plant-based diet. I propose here a delicious recipe based on tomatoes. This recipe is quick and perfect for a lunch and requires only a few ingredients.
Sustainability tips:
Using organic tomatoes and bell peppers helps sustain agriculture that doesn’t use pesticides. However regular tomatoes also work as we peel them before cooking.
Useful things to have ready
- 1 Peeled carrot
- To peel the tomatoes place them for about 1 minute in a pot of boiling water. Remove them from the water and check that the skin is cracking. Let them cool off for a few minutes before peeling off the skin.
- I usually leave the seeds. If you want to remove the seeds you can split the tomatoes after peeling and easily remove them.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Ingredients (3-4 people)
- 6-7 Roma tomatoes or a can of peeled tomatoes
- Half of a small onion
- 1 carrot
- 3-4 garlic cloves
- Half red bell pepper
- Red crushed chili pepper (optional)
- 3-4 leaves of fresh sage
- A pinch of dry oregano
- Salt
- Two tablespoons of olive oil or other vegetable oil
Procedure
- Slice the onion, bell pepper, and carrots
- Warm up a table spoon of olive oil in a pot, add the sliced bell pepper and garlic and let them cook for 5-7 minutes (this step can also be done in the oven)
- Add sliced carrots and sage- cook for a few minute
- Remove from pot and set aside
- In the same pot warm up a tablespoon of oil, add finely sliced onions and cook until they become translucent
- Add red chili (optional)
- Add sliced tomatoes and cook for a few minutes
- Add cooked carrots, bell pepper, and garlic
- After a few minutes add enough water to cover and bring to a boil
- Add salt and oregano-If tomatoes are too acidic you can add 1/4 teaspoon of sugar
- When the tomatoes are well cooked (10 minutes) blend everything with a hand-held blender
Enjoy!
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