Pizza Sauce (Sicilian)

A traditional authentic Sicilian sauce starts with the freshest homemade ingredients from start to finish. This easy homemade no cook pizza sauce with fresh tomatoes contains only 5 simple ingredients and takes no more than 15 minutes to make from start to finish. The flavour that fresh red ripe tomatoes bring to this authentic Italian pizza sauce recipe is exquisite and makes the best-tasting pizza each and every time.

1 (28 oz) can San Marzano tomatoes or 2 lbs sun-ripened rosa plum tomatoes
4 1/2 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp. sea salt
dried oregano
3 cloves garlic, finely minced
3-4 fresh basil leaves
red pepper flakes (optional)

Pour the can of tomatoes into a bowl, crush them with your hands, or you can pulse them lightly in a food processor. Stir in the rest of the ingredients.

Salt to taste the tomatoes and add red pepper flakes, if desired.