Vege Pasta Sauce – Thermomix

Ingredients:

• 1 medium brown onion, peeled and quartered
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 carrot, roughly chopped
• 120 g pumpkin flesh, roughly chopped
• 1.5 zucchini, roughly chopped
• 80 g button mushrooms, halved
• 1 red capsicum, chopped
• 4 tomatoes, quartered
• 1 tbsp salt reduced vegetable stock powder
• 1 tbsp reduced-salt tomato paste
• 400 g canned chopped tomatoes
• 3 sprigs mixed fresh herbs, leaves

Method:

1. Place onion and garlic in mixing bowl and chop 3 secs / speed 7.
2. Scrape down the sides of bowl and add oil, sauté 2 mins / 100°C / speed 2.
3. Add carrot, pumpkin, zucchini, and mushrooms, then chop 5-10 secs / speed 7.
4. Add capsicum and tomatoes and chop 5 secs / speed 7 – repeat if necessary.
5. Add tomato paste, canned tomatoes and stock.
6. Cook 25 mins / 100°C / speed 2 with measuring cup (MC) removed and simmering basket on lid.
7. Add fresh herbs, replace MC, and blend 1 min / speed 7, gradually increasing the speed from 1-7.
8. Serve with pasta of your choice.