Enjoy cherry tomatoes this summer with simple sauce

If your backyard or small-space garden is overfull of flavorful little cherry tomatoes this summer, give this recipe a try to use some of them up. It can be used over pasta, on crusty bread or on roasted vegetables from your garden, such as zucchini.

Cherry Tomato Sauce

From The Recipe Critic

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil

3 garlic cloves minced

2 pints cherry tomatoes

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/2 tablespoon Italian seasoning

fresh basil, to garnish and for extra flavor

Instructions

In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the oil and heat through for about one minute.

Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute until fragrant and softened.

Add the tomatoes, salt, pepper, Italian seasoning, and fresh basil if you desire.

Cook and stir sauce the sauce for 10-15 minutes. Allow the sauce to simmer on medium-low heat until the tomatoes burst.

Mash the tomatoes using a mashing utensil until desired consistency. You can also use the back of a fork to mash the tomatoes.

Garnish with fresh basil. Serve over pasta, with a side of bread, or add meat.