Recipe: Spicy Tomato Mushroom Sauce

Spicy Tomato Mushroom Sauce
Yield: 8 servings

1 clove garlic, crushed
1 green chili, seeded and chopped
10 oz mushrooms, halved or quartered
2 large ripe tomatoes
3 sundried tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato puree
3 tbsp flat leaf parsley
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
virgin olive oil
salt and pepper

Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat, stir and fry the garlic, chili and half the parsley for half a minute or so. Add the mushrooms; fry over a medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile blitz the remaining parsley, tomatoes, sundried tomatoes and tomato puree in a blender, then add to the mushroom mixture along with the balsamic vinegar.

Cook for another 15 to 20 minutes, season with salt and pepper and serve with spaghetti.