1Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat and add the onion. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently, until the onion is soft and translucent. Add the garlic and continue cooking another 2 minutes.
2Add the tomatoes and bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat, and stir in the oregano, coriander, cumin, chipotle seasoning, salt, and sugar. Simmer the mixture for 20 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened slightly. Remove from the heat and cool for 10 minutes.
In the summer, tomatoes are at their best, but it's also hot out and not very fun to be stuck inside cooking over a hot stove. Using our No-Cook Tomato Sauce recipe, the CHOW Test Kitchen's Lisa Lavery shows you how to make a fast, fresh dinner where the only thing you'll need to cook is the pasta.
Once upon a time, tomato aspics were the brilliant red centerpieces of luncheon buffets. They were peppered with pimento-stuffed olives or crisp bits of celery, chilled in ring-shaped molds, and turned out onto lettuce-lined trays.
