Fresh Tomato Coulis

A coulis is a form of thick sauce made from puréed and strained vegetables or fruits. A vegetable coulis is commonly used on meat and vegetable dishes, and it can also be used as a base for soups or other sauces. Fruit coulis are most often used on desserts.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 0 minutes
Rest Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 1 cup / 240 ml

Ingredients
1 lb/500g tomatoes
Parsley or basil
½ lemon
Pinch of sugar
Salt and pepper

Preparation steps:

Make a concassėe of tomato as described earlier. The tomatoes should be finely chopped. Leave to stand in a colander for 30 minutes to drain excess liquid.

Mix the tomatoes with 2 tablespoons of chopped herbs, lemon juice, pinch of sugar and seasoning to taste. Serve the coulis chilled.

Tomato coulis goes well with vegetable mousse and fish mousse.