It is great to have a collection of simple, yet utterly delicious sauces up your sleeve.   These three partner up with so much.

SMOKED TOMATO SAUCE

Ingredients

4 tomatoes, sun-ripened

½ red onion,

2 cloves garlic

2 dried red chillies (approx.)

Coriander, fresh, handful

1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 lime, juice

Sea salt flakes

Fresh ground pepper

Method

Heat up a heavy-based fry pan or barbecue to hot, add the tomatoes, onion and garlic, allow the skin to blacken and blister, allow time to do this right as you also want the ingredients to soften and get a wonderful smoky flavour.

Once this has done turn off the heat.

I used a mortar and pestle to make this sauce but it can be done in a blender or by hand.

Slice the onion thinly and add to the mortar and pestle, add the garlic and a pinch of salt, mash together, add the dried chillies and continue to blend the ingredients together, slip the tomatoes out of their blackened skin and squash these into the onion mixture, add the coriander, extra virgin olive, lime juice, adjust the seasoning and serve.

 

 TAHINI SALTED YOGHURT

Ingredients

250g Greek style unsweetened yoghurt

1 Tbsp tahini paste

Sea salt flakes, generous pinch or two

1 tsp extra virgin olive oil

Method

Mix all the ingredients together and serve.

 

 GREEN HERB SAUCE

Ingredients

½ cup fresh parsley

¼ cup fresh coriander

¼ cup fresh mint leaves

1 tsp fresh green chili, diced finely

1 garlic, clove

1 lime, juice

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Method

Chop all the ingredients together until well combined and fragrant.

Place into a bowl, add the lime juice, pinch of salt and oil, stir to combine and taste. Allow to sit for 10 minutes so the flavours start to develop.