Onion free pasta sauce recipe anyone?

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That’s it really - nice (probably) tomato based pasta sauce with no onions (or garlic).

Any ideas? Also fat free...

I guess you can make a fat free tomato based pasta sauce without garlic or onion somehow or other but I doubt it could ever be described as nice.

Hmmm - I was thinking of chopping courgette because that ‘melts’ down to give it a bit of body, otherwise it will be lumpy or like tomato soup. Without the taste☹️

We make one because of a fussy teen!
Just roasted peppers, courgettes, passata, tomato purée and maybe a few chilli flakes or some fresh basil.
Tastes okay for a family tea!

Just miss out the first steps of any recipe about frying onion and garlic and then proceed. Maybe add extra herbs.

Since my usual is a plain sauce that would be:

Heat pan
Add jar of passata
Add some herbs
Stir...

Use celery instead, that gives a bit of umami flavour. And yes things like roasted peppers or sundried tomatoes added will add more depth.

Is it an allergy or just not liking them? You can blend the sauce after adding the tomatoes and the onions will be unable to be seen then.

A Puttanesca but without the garlic ?

I made tomato sauce yesterday - fried garlic and onions in olive oil - sieved the onions and garlic out - then proceeded with the rest of the recipe. At the end I ladled out DH's portion, then added the onion and garlic back in for everyone else. He's low-FODMAP so this gives him the taste without the stomach ache.

I’m trying FODMAP here (not me, I have cast iron guts). It seems that everything we like is on the ‘no’ list.

Hang on - so the strained out onion works ok?

Ooh ohh I know.

Roast some tomatoes and anything else you’re allowed to eat. Then liquidise.

I’ve used a jar of roasted peppers when I had no tomatoes before. Might give it more flavour.

I would probably dice some carrot and celery small to make part of a soffrito, and sweat them a bit, and maybe add some diced courgette as you say. Then passata/tinned toms and herbs, maybe some extra fresh basil etc.

Alternatively, I like this ricotta and tomato sauce:

Heat a small splosh of olive oil, a pinch of salt, a pinch of sugar and 500g passata in a pan until simmering. (I would usually add garlic puree too, but could probably switch it for some herbs instead) and then add 250g ricotta to the mixture.

I think chives or the green part of spring onion is ok on low FODMAP? Though double check...

Is the no fat requirement part of Fodmap or an additional requirement?

Don’t think regular pasta is permitted...

Oh the no fat is for the cholesterol like lard...

Ps just to say I’ve done a regular bolognese (ie carrot and celery base) and stirred through chopped chives at the end that was pretty nice, served with rice rathe than pasta...

Getting older is just great isn’t it?

Ooh could you use garlic oil instead if you're low fodmap-ing? I think that would be fine.

I would also try adding back the garlic and onions as an early option once you're reintroducing foods as they are two of the most irritating things and don't do me any harm at all.

In the end I concluded my issue was legumes/pulses.

Ah so that rules out creamy sauces.

Can you tolerate any Parmesan, would something like this work? www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/pasta-recipes/lemony-courgette-linguine/ Maybe add some extra herbs or something if no Parmesan?

That Jamie one looks nice - not too cheesy.

Ah bugger forgot the fat free! I don't think olive oil will be bad for your cholesterol. Could probably switch the ricotta above for the Yeo valley 0% fat creme fraiche, as I think they strain theirs to make it thicker rather than thickening with starch - that's what they do with their half fat one anyway.

You can do a pasta with lemon and courgette, lots of grated courgette and lemon zest. Thinks it needs a bit of olive oil, fat free is hard!

Do you have no gall bladder or something like that? I make sauce with tomatoes and olives, but again, the olives will contain some fat

I often make this sauce in bulk and freeze portions. The onion stays while and is fished out at the end. It's not low fat though, it has a fair bit of butter (I use olive oil instead) but you could try it without.

So you want a tomato pasta sauce with no olive oil, onions or garlic? You poor thing.

We love this sauce from BBC Good Food from decades ago - heat olive oil, add chopped up two red peppers from a jar, stir for a couple of minutes, add half a tub of crème fraîche and a pack of roulé cheese with herbs, stir until smooth, add a cup of frozen peas and heat until the peas are defrosted.

Serve with Parmesan and chopped fresh basil