Margherita Sauce is a delicious Italian sauce made with fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic, flat-leaf parsley, and olive oil.
This is the best Margherita sauce you will ever have. The flavors are so fresh and delicious. You can put it on pasta, homemade Margherita pizza, or serve it with toasted bread and cheese.
Margherita sauce is a classic Italian tomato sauce made with fresh ingredients, and this recipe is, by far, the most amazing I’ve ever had.
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Why our family loves this recipe!
The fresh flavors in this Margherita sauce are enough to make you feel like you’re dining in a wonderful Italian restaurant. We make it all summer long while tomatoes are at their peak and even the kids love it.
Classic Margherita Sauce Made From Scratch
What makes it so unique are fresh tomatoes. During the summer, we buy lots of them at the farmer’s market to make this sauce. Preparing the tomatoes is a few steps, and once you’ve done that, the rest of the recipe is a breeze.
Ingredients
How to Blanche and Peel Tomatoes
First, you must cut an “X” into each tomato. This is called “scoring,” and you should only cut deep enough to get through the skin but not too far into the flesh. Scoring the tomatoes before you blanch them will help loosen the skins as they boil, making it easy to peel them off.
Although it takes some time, the process is easy and will make a big difference. Boiling the tomatoes not only makes it easier to peel them but it lightly cooks them, too. Using raw tomatoes with the skins on will change the sauce’s texture.
Bring a pot of water to a boil and add five tomatoes at a time. Boil them for one to two minutes, scoop them out, and set them aside to cool while you blanch the rest of the tomatoes.
Once the tomatoes are cooled, you can peel them. The skins will have started to pull away from the flesh, making it easy to peel the tomatoes. Discard the skins, dice the peeled tomatoes, and place them in a large bowl.
how to make Margherita Sauce
Once you’ve diced the tomatoes, place them and the juices in a medium mixing bowl and add olive oil.
Now add the fresh basil, garlic, parsley, and salt and pepper. Give it all a big stir to combine fully.
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Ingredients
- 15 plum tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cups olive oil
- 1 cup fresh basil chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley chopped
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 5 cloves garlic diced
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Prepare the tomatoes by cutting an X into the skin, I do this on one side, but you can do this on the bottom if you’d like.
- Add the tomatoes to the boiling water 5 at a time and blanch them by cooking for 1-2 minutes. Remove from water and let them cool.
- Once cooled peel and dice, then place in a large mixing bowl. Combine with remaining ingredients.
- Let it sit at room temp for 3-4 hours, if it sits longer that is okay. Store leftovers in the fridge, or serve and enjoy!
Notes
I make the sauce my mom made and my kids are so spoiled now, that is the only sauce they will eat. They are in for a rude awakening someday LOL.
That looks so yummy!
I would choose homemade sauce over the jarred stuff anytime.. This sauce looks fresh and good for many different meals.
oooh, I am such a fan of Margherita sauce… it is light and so full of flavor. Much better than a heavy sauce in my opinion. Thanks so much
That looks so good. I love chunky sauce.
looks delish. i love a good pizza sauce. it makes or breaks the pizza!
I’m so excited to learn about this. I love a good margherita sauce. I can’t believe I never had it until I was a teenager.
I love making this in the summer when we get our local tomatoes. I make a ton and freeze a lot of it so we can have it throughout the year Yum!
I am legit excited to make this. It looks absolutely delish and perfect for summer!
Seriously, I pinned this earlier. This looks absolutely incredible! I love all of the fresh ingredients and it looks like they come together beautifully. Also, my hubs LOVES bruschetta! This would be a nice treat for him!
This is something I think I want to give a try this week. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe.
My mouth is totally watering now. This looks AMAZING!
This is very helpful! I could make this and freeze it for more dinners! Thank you!
This sounds so great for so many things. I might need to crush my tomatoes a lot first, though, since none of my family like chunks of any sort!
Um yes please! this looks amazing! You could throw a whole party with one sauce!
Your sauce looks absolutely gorgeous! It reminds me of the sauce my MIL used to make 🙂
This looks amazing. We are growing tomatoes so as soon as they’re ripe, I’m going to try this.
These look delicious! We love to eat Bruschetta when friends visit! Perfect snack.
Oh this looks really good. I am not a huge Italian fan but I would do anything to eat bread and together this looks heavenly!
That looks delicious, especially over the angel hair pasta. I love Italian food so this recipe is perfect for me!
Oh man, I definitely need to make this. Looks delish!
This sauce looks absolutely amazing!! I cannot wait to try it! 🙂
Yum! This looks divine, I will be adding this to my recipes soon.
This looks delicious! I think I would enjoy it with pasta.
Yum!!! I would love to try to make my own sauce. I will try it now that you have made it look easy! thanks!!!