Vegetable Sauce

• 2 medium tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 2 carrots (peeled)
• 1 red bell pepper
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon sun-dried tomatoes or 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 3 stalks celery
• 2 stalks green onions or 2 stalks scallions
• 1 teaspoon basil (minced)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder or 1 teaspoon minced garlic clove
• 4 bay leaves
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon red chili pepper (berbere)
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• salt and black pepper

1. Clean, rinse and chop the vegetables.
2. In a big cooking pan, mix all ingredients together except salt and black.
3. Cook it for 15 minutes.
4. Add black pepper and salt to taste; cook for five minutes; remove from heat.
5. P.S. The sauce could be used with rice; for garnishing baked fish or meat and as a dipping sauce.

tomatoes, onion, carrots, red bell pepper, tomato sauce, tomatoes, stalks celery, stalks green onions, basil, garlic, bay leaves, extra virgin olive oil, red chili pepper, paprika, salt

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vegetable-sauce-390861 (may not work)