When Making Tomato Sauce, Fresh Is Best

Take advantage of summer’s perfectly ripe tomatoes with this fresh sauce.

Making a fresh tomato sauce that truly captures everything we love in a tomato can be a difficult task. It often turns out watery and lacking in flavor. Dreamstime/TNS

By Meredith Deeds From The Minnesota Star Tribune

Whether you’re growing your own, buying them at a farmers market or finding the ones “locally grown” at your favorite grocery store, tomatoes are now at their ripest, which makes them just right for a big batch of fresh tomato sauce.