Enjoy the flavors of summer in this delicious, simple, 7-ingredient TOMATO BASIL GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE. It’s so easy to make and cooks in under 7 minutes! Add it to your favorite pasta or serve it with fish or chicken.

this RECIPE

GET SOME CHERRY TOMATOES AND FRESH BASIL AND MAKE THIS AMAZING, SIMPLE AND FLAVORFUL CHERRY TOMATO BASIL BUTTER SAUCE!

When summer arrives, cherry tomatoes and fresh basil are in abundance. You can find them fully stocked in any grocery store or overflowing in farmers market booths. Because they’re relatively easy to grow, many people have cherry tomatoes and fresh basil growing in their backyard or in pots on their porch too!

This tasty tomato basil butter sauce is so simple! It’s probably the easiest homemade garlic basil tomato sauce you can make. 

Minus the salt and optional pepper, this tomato basil garlic butter sauce has just 5 main ingredients.

• Cherry Tomatoes
• Fresh Basil Leaves
• Fresh Garlic
• Butter
• Lemon

HOW TO MAKE THE BEST TOMATO BASIL GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

It’s so easy to make this delectable, quick garlic basil tomato sauce. All you need is 7 ingredients - cherry tomatoes, fresh basil, fresh garlic, butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and sea salt! 

Get a small basket of summer’s best organic cherry tomatoes! Yes, choosing organic tomatoes is important because they are on the EWG’s Pesticides in Produce Dirty Dozen™ list - cherry tomatoes are included in this list as well. 

Then gather the remaining ingredients - fresh basil leaves, fresh garlic cloves, lemon, butter, sea salt and optional freshly ground black pepper. 

Give the cherry tomatoes, fresh basil and lemon a quick wash, then dry them before prepping them. 

Grab a cutting board and a sharp knife and prep the cherry tomatoes by slicing them in half and set aside. Then finely mince the garlic - you can do this with a chef’s knife or use a coarse microplane grater and set aside.

Next, use a microplane or fine grater and zest the lemon - just the yellow part of the lemon peel/rind, not the inner white pith and set aside. Then cut the lemon in half and squeeze a few teaspoons of juice into a small bowl and set aside. 

In a medium saucepan over low heat, add the butter and allow to melt - this should take about a minute. Once the butter has melted, increase the heat to medium and add the tomatoes, garlic, lemon zest and lemon juice.

Cook for about 5 minutes, just until the cherry tomatoes start to break down. Then add the whole basil leaves to the sauce and give it several stirs until the basil leaves have slightly wilted into the sauce. 

At this point you can remove the sauce from the heat and season with sea salt and optional freshly ground pepper. I usually add about ¼ teaspoon of sea salt to the tomato basil garlic butter sauce.

Then when serving, I let everyone season their individual plates to their liking.

TOMATO BASIL BUTTER SAUCE FOR FISH, CHICKEN OR PASTA

This homemade tomato basil butter sauce is delicious mixed into your favorite pasta as well as served with fish or chicken.

I love to serve this summer cherry tomato basil butter sauce with gluten-free tagliatelle, gluten-free fusilli, grain-free fusilli, gluten-free penne, grain-free penne or gluten-free capellini (“angel hair”). 

RECIPE FAQS: TIPS FOR TOMATO BASIL GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE SUCCESS

• How much summer cherry tomato sauce will this recipe make? This recipe makes about 1 cup of sauce. 
• Can you double the batch of this sauce? Yes! This is always a family favorite, so doubling the batch is usually a must for my family. 
• Can you substitute other tomato varieties for the cherry tomatoes? You can use another variety of tomatoes like heirloom tomatoes or smaller tomatoes like Roma, Grape or Cocktail, just make sure you use tomatoes with good flavor.
• Why isn’t this sauce puréed? This sauce is meant to be a rustic, easy, quick, seasonal, fresh sauce - not a puréed sauce. However, if you prefer a puréed sauce, you can use an immersion blender, food processor or blender to do a quick purée.
• How long does this sauce last? Because fresh, seasonal ingredients are used, this sauce should be served right away for the best flavor. 
• How should I serve this tomato basil garlic butter sauce? This seasonal cherry tomato sauce is delicious mixed into your favorite pasta as well as served with fish or chicken.

GIVE THIS EASY TOMATO BASIL GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE RECIPE A TRY WHEN CHERRY TOMATOES AND FRESH BASIL ARE IN SEASON!

IF YOU LIKE THIS TOMATO BASIL GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE RECIPE, YOU MAY ALSO LIKE THESE REFRESHING SUMMER-INSPIRED RECIPES FROM RECIPES TO NOURISH:

• Summer Bolognese Gluten Free Spaghetti
• Fresh Real Food Summer Blender Cucumber Salsa
• Non Alcoholic Herbal Summer Sangria
• Blackberry Cheesecake Popsicles (real food, paleo, gluten-free)
• Strawberry Ginger Switchel (electrolyte drink, easy ferment)
• Paleo Blueberry Chocolate Chip Zucchini Muffins
• Dairy-Free Keto Bacon Wrapped Zucchini
• Creamy Real Food Watermelon Ice Cream
• Slushy Blended Watermelon Lemonade
• Real Food Homemade Potato Salad (no mayo)
• Real Food Instant Pot Peach Crumble
• Instant Pot Stuffed Peaches
• Cherry Creamsicles (real food, no refined sugar)

TOMATO BASIL GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE

Continue to Content

Tomato Basil Garlic Butter Sauce

Yield: 1 cup of sauce

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 7 minutes

Total Time: 22 minutes

Enjoy the flavors of summer in this delicious, simple, 7-ingredient TOMATO BASIL GARLIC BUTTER SAUCE. It’s so easy to make and cooks in under 7 minutes! Add it to your favorite pasta or serve it with fish or chicken.

Print

Ingredients

• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, preferably organic cherry tomatoes
• Small handful of fresh basil leaves (about 20 leaves)
• Zest of lemon, preferably organic
• 1-2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice, preferably organic
• 2-3 fresh garlic cloves, grated or finely minced
• 3 tablespoon butter, preferably grass-fed butter
• ¼ teaspoon sea salt - or to taste (<< this is my favorite salt)
• Freshly ground black pepper - to taste (optional)

Instructions

1. Give the cherry tomatoes, fresh basil leaves and lemon a quick wash, then dry them before prepping them.
2. Grab a cutting board and a sharp knife and prep the cherry tomatoes by slicing them in half and set aside. Then finely mince the garlic - you can do this with a chef’s knife or use a coarse microplane grater and set aside. Next, use a microplane or fine grater and zest the lemon - only zest the yellow part of the lemon peel, not the inner white pith and set aside. Then cut the lemon in half and squeeze a few teaspoons of juice into a small bowl and set aside.
3. In a medium saucepan over low heat, add the butter and allow to melt - this should take about 1 minute. Once the butter has melted, increase the heat to medium and add the tomatoes, garlic, lemon zest and lemon juice. Cook for about 5 minutes, just until the cherry tomatoes start to break down. Then add the whole basil leaves to the sauce and give it several stirs until the basil leaves have slightly wilted into the sauce.
4. At this point you can remove the sauce from the heat and season with sea salt and optional freshly ground pepper. Stir and serve immediately.
   

Notes

YOU WILL NEED: Cutting Board, Sharp Knife, Microplane or Fine Grater, Small Bowl, Medium Saucepan, Wooden Spoon

HOW TO SERVE: This homemade sauce is delicious mixed into your favorite pasta as well as served with fish or chicken. I love to serve this sauce with gluten-free tagliatelle, gluten-free fusilli, grain-free fusilli, gluten-free penne, grain-free penne or gluten-free capellini (“angel hair”).

SEASONING: I usually add about ¼ teaspoon of sea salt to the sauce. When serving, I let everyone season their individual plates to their liking.

See Recipe FAQS in the post for more tips.

The photographs of this recipe, recipe and all content above are copyright protected. Please do not use my photos without prior written permission. If you choose to share this recipe, please use proper etiquette and provide a link back to my original recipe on my blog with proper disclosure [the original recipe - "title of recipe" by Recipes to Nourish]. If you make significant changes to the recipe or adapt the recipe in any way, please rewrite the recipe in your own unique words and provide a link back here with proper disclosure for credit. Thanks for understanding!

Recommended Products

• 
  Microplane Zester Grater Made in USA Stainless Steel Blade for Zesting Citrus and Grating Cheese
• 
  Microplane Professional Fine Cheese Grater and Citrus Zester, All Stainless Construction
• 
  Jovial Organic Gluten-Free Brown Rice Italian Pasta 3 Shape Variety Bundle: (1) Penne Rigate, (1) Fusilli, (1) Caserecce, 12 Oz. Ea.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 2 Serving Size: ½ cup
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 194Total Fat: 18gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 152mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 4gSugar: 3gProtein: 2g

This nutritional information was auto-generated based on serving size, number of servings, and typical information for the ingredients listed. To obtain the most accurate representation of the nutritional information in a given recipe, please calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients and amounts used, using your preferred nutrition calculator. Under no circumstances shall the this website and the author be responsible for any loss or damage resulting for your reliance on the given nutritional information. You are solely responsible for ensuring that any nutritional information provided is accurate, complete, and useful.

Are you on Pinterest? I pin lots of yummy real food recipes + more there. I have a board just for Condiments and Summer Favorites too. Come follow along. 

MORE RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE

Fresh Real Food Summer Blender Cucumber Salsa

Strawberry Cucumber Lemon Water

Blackberry Honey Ice Cream

Hydrolyzed Collagen, Desiccated Liver, Coconut Oil, Liver Detox Support, Ancient Minerals + more!