VEGGIE SAUCE

simmering sauce

INGREDIENTS:

2 jars basil sauce

olive oil

1 large red onion

4 cloves garlic, sliced

2 bags frozen eggplant (previous blog on freezing garden vegetables)

2 cups frozen or fresh tri-color pepper strips

red wine

1/2 tsp. or more red pepper flakes

black pepper

dried basil

dried oregano

DIRECTIONS:

Heat the oil and saute the onion till translucent.  Add garlic, eggplant and peppers.  Season with salt and pepper.  Saute till all starts to wilt and stick.

Add the 2 jars of sauce.  Rinse out both with generous helping of red wine.  Add this to the mix. 

Add all of the seasonings and simmer about 45 minutes.  Adjust the seasonings and serve with vegan Parmesan.

serve on whole wheat pasta