Tomato Sauce with Capers and Olives

This tomato sauce is the Belfiore family's own recipe. The balanced sweet and acidic tomato passata is flavored with garlic, capers, and olives to create a gutsy tomato sauce that pairs beautifully with short and small shapes such as Penne, Trenne, and Orecchiette.

At the Mirogallo family farm in Basilicata, sun-ripened heirloom tomatoes are picked at the perfect point of ripeness to ensure unequaled color and flavor. The tomatoes are blanched for a few seconds to remove the peel, passed through a mill, sieved and set in colanders to drain until they reach the right consistency. 

Suggestions for use: Heat in a saucepan for at least 4 minutes. Drain pasta before it is al dente, mix with the sauce over high flame and serve immediately. To enjoy this superb sauce at its best, keep in the refrigerator after opening and consume within five days.