This Nomato Sauce or no nightshade pasta sauce recipe is a veggie packed alternative to the traditional tomato-based sauce.
What is the problem with nightshade vegetables?
The reason why nightshades vegetables (such as tomatoes, eggplant, tomatillos, potatoes, ashwagandha, etc.) are problematic for many people is due to the glycoalkaloid content. Too much glycoalkaloid can actually be poisonous to anyone, and it is possible that the low-level toxic properties of nightshade vegetables contribute to health issues over time. [source]
What is nomato sauce?
Nomato Sauce is a no nightshade pasta sauce. It’s perfect for those with a nightshade intolerance and/or following the AIP diet.
Can you use this nomato sauce as a nightshade free pizza sauce?
Absolutely! In fact, I have used it on my AIP Pizza Crust recipe.
How to make this nomato sauce recipe
1. Add the olive oil to a stockpot over medium high heat. Next add your onion and garlic then cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
2. Add the carrots, squash, beets, Italian seasonings, salt, pepper and stock to the pot and then cover and bring to the boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and let simmer for about 15-20 minutes or until your carrots and squash are soft.
3. Once your veggies are soft, use an immersion blender or regular blender to combine them until your sauce reaches your desired consistency. At this point the sauce will be very hot so take care when blending so you don’t burn yourself. Serve immediately.
Tips for making the best Nomato Sauce recipe
- This recipe can very easily be doubled if you need a large quantity for freezing a leftovers.
- This recipe can be used as a nightshade free pizza sauce. Check out my AIP Pizza Crust.
- Serve with AIP pasta, sweet potato starch noodles or veggie noodles.
- If you're looking for a meat sauce, try my Nomato Bolognese.
If you like this AIP diet recipes then you’ll love these AIP shrimp recipes.
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- Shrimp Bok Choy and Turmeric Soup
- Pan Fried Herb Shrimp
- Turmeric Grilled Shrimp (Please note that this recipe has AIP Reintroductions)
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- AIP Shrimp Ceviche
- AIP Curry Shrimp and Pork Burger
- Grilled Garlic Shrimp
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Easy Nomato Marinara Sauce (AIP)
Equipment
- Immersion Blender
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 1 Onion chopped
- 4 Garlic cloves crushed
- 4 Carrots about 2 cups, large, chopped into chunks
- 2 cups Butternut Squash peeled and cubed
- 4 small precooked Beets about 1 cup, peeled and chopped
- 1 tablespoon Homemade Italian Seasonings
- 1 teaspoon Salt plus additional for serving
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Pepper plus additional for serving AIP Reintroduction, optional
- 1 1/2 cups Chicken Broth Homemade is best!
Instructions
- Add the olive oil to a stockpot over medium high heat. Next add your onion and garlic then cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add the carrots, squash, beets, Italian seasonings, salt, pepper (if using), and broth to the pot and then cover and bring to the boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and let simmer for about 15-20 minutes or until your carrots and pumpkin are soft.
- Once your veggies are soft, use an immersion blender or regular blender to combine them until your sauce reaches your desired consistency. At this point the sauce will be very hot so take care when blending so you don’t burn yourself. Serve immediately with your favorite pasta.
Notes
- This recipe can very easily be doubled if you need a large quantity for freezing a leftovers.
- This recipe can be used as a nightshade free pizza sauce. Check out my AIP Pizza Crust.
- Serve with AIP pasta, sweet potato starch noodles or veggie noodles.
- If you're looking for a meat sauce, try my Nomato Bolognese.
- Use immediately with your favorite pasta or spiralized vegetable or freeze until you are ready to use.
- Take care when blending so you don’t burn yourself.
- This is the type of immersion blender used for this recipe.
Nutrition
Helpful Info for All Recipes
- I always use extra virgin olive oil in all of my recipes unless stated otherwise.
- I always use Himalayan sea salt or Celtic sea salt, unless otherwise noted.
- The majority of my recipes are strict AIP or include notations for reintroductions. However while I make every effort to label non-AIP ingredients and recipes sometimes they slip past me. If you have questions, please ask in advance.
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Can the beets be eliminated? I have tried different nomato recipes and the beet flavor is just too strong for me.
Beets aren't my thing either. They taste like dirt to me. I get it. However, I use just enough to give it the red color not enough to overpower the recipe. If you don't care about your nomato sauce being yellow (cuz of the carrots) then feel free to leave them out.
how much in cups or weight is '4 small beets'? ...MY idea of small may not be YOUR idea of small (I don't like beets). Thanks 🙂
Probably about 1 cup. And I don't love beets either. I don't taste them in this recipe.
Hello! So my sauce tasted like beets SO much, I couldn’t get past that. I noticed on the back of the Trader Joe’s box it says it’s equivalent to 2 small beets. I think if I don’t buy those next time, I’ll cut the recommended amount of beets in half! My kiddo loved spaghetti with tomato sauce, but now that’s he’s allergic we can’t have it. I’m so determined to get this right!
I've found that some people are really sensitive to the taste of beets. If so, you should definitely pull back. It's mostly there for coloring, not flavor anyway.
How do you prepare raw beets to match this recipe if you don't have a nearby Trader Joes?
You could boil or roast them in the oven. If you're going to roast them, I'd roughly chop them and put them on a baking sheet with some olive oil. Roast them for 30-45 minutes at 450 until done.
Does this nomato sauce have a strong beet taste?
Nope. Not at all. I'm not really a beet lover so I won't recipes that have a strong beet flavor.
Would this taste ok without garlic and onions? I can't have either.
Honestly, I don't know. I've never tried them without onions or garlic. There are a variety of veggies so it may still taste good just a little bland. My suggestion would be to experiment. Consider adding a bit of grated ginger, a bay leaf or fennel as a substitute.