Maresme mortar tomato sauce
A Catalan-style tomato sauce, crushed with a mortar and pestle with garlic and salt, to which olive oil is added gradually, served on toasted bread.
This tomato sauce from Maresme is made using a mortar and pestle, without cooking, with ripe tomatoes and olive oil.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time15 min
- Cook time—
- Total15 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Calories83 kcal/serving
- Cooking methodNo cooking required
- Estimated cost$5.59 $1.40 / serving Estimated price; varies by store.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $5.03
- $0.18
- $0.03
- $0.35
Prices from US supermarkets.
Directions
- Peel the tomatoes after you have either roasted them in the oven or boiled them in hot water.
- Place the garlic and chopped tomatoes in a mortar and pestle, along with a pinch of salt. Gradually add the oil, ensuring it is thoroughly mixed into the tomatoes. ≈ 4 min
- In some villages, this tomato is mixed with garlic, salt, and aioli, without any oil – it’s a variation of the sauce. ≈ 3 min
The bill
Maresme mortar tomato sauce
- 3 ripe, red tomatoes, in season$5.03
- 2 medium-sized cloves of garlic$0.18
- fine salt$0.03
- 2 tablespoons of good-quality olive oil$0.35
Total$5.59
that's $1.40 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 83 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 6.9 g |
| Saturated fat | 1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 4 g |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Fiber | 1.2 g |
| Protein | 0.7 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
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