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Fresh Tomato Pasta Sauce

This recipe is an easy way to use all those cherry tomatoes and tastes so fresh on a bed of whole wheat pasta.
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Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 clove of garlic sliced into matchsticks
  • 3 cups of cherry tomatoes cut in half
  • 3/4 teaspoon mixed Italian herbs (the mixture I use has marjoram, oregano, thyme, rosemary, savory, basil, and sage)
  • 8 -10 fresh basil leaves cut chiffonade
  • 1/2 teaspoonful sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon red wine
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil on medium heat, add garlic and cook for 1 minute to infuse the oil with garlic flavor, do not burn the garlic
  • Add the tomatoes and spices, then sugar and wine
  • Cook down until the juice thickens
  • Now you are ready to serve! Just spoon over your favorite whole wheat pasta