Quick and Easy Tomato Sauce

 

The local tomatoes are still coming! Take advantage with this quick and easy tomato sauce, it comes together in only thirty minutes.

Throw a pound of coarsely chunked tomatoes, two garlic cloves, a large squirt of anchovy paste, and a quarter teaspoon each of kosher salt and black pepper into a food processor.

With the machine running, drizzle in a quarter cup of olive oil until smooth. Transfer to a small pot, add a tablespoon of tomato paste and simmer uncovered for fifteen minutes. As always, salt and pepper to taste.

To take it to another level, add a handful of chopped basil, arugula, or a few pinches of red chili flakes.