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Primavera means the season spring in many of the romance languages and Primavera Sauce is made from lightly sautéed spring vegetables. Spaghetti is one of my favorite meals, my ultimate "comfort" food and a Primavera Sauce is probably the healthiest choice for a topping.
From time to time I do resort to canned or bottled spaghetti sauces. Some of them are actually quite good. However, I do prefer to make my own sauce when time permits and the ingredients are available. I’m also a big fan of veggies, so I developed this Primavera Sauce recipe to take advantage of that.
Yes, there are many Primavera Sauce recipes available. But, as usual, I was not finding exactly what I wanted, so I created my own.
I hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
- In a large pot heat the olive oil.
- Add all the spices, except the salt, and sauté for a minute or two to infuse the oil with the flavor of the spices.
- Add celery and onion and sauté for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add the broccoli and pepper and continue to sauté.
- Add the tomato paste, water, sugar and salt and stir well.
- Add the chopped tomatoes, balsamic vinegar and fresh spinach. Stir well.
- Add the roasted garlic cloves and fresh mushrooms.
- Make sure everything is well combined. Allow sauce to come to a boil. Remove from heat, cover and let sit for an hour or more. This allows the flavors to combine.
- Reheat and serve.