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    Home ▸ Vegan Sauces and Toppings

    Raw Marinara Sauce

    Last modified: October 5, 2022. Originally posted: June 12, 2014 By Sophia DeSantis

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    Raw uncooked tomato marinara

    One taste of this raw marinara sauce and you'll rethink all doubts about raw cuisine. The most flavorful raw sauce you've ever had! Packed with flavor and ready in only 5 minutes.

    Raw marinara sauce in a small white bowl topped with thyme

    The "raw" world always made me skeptical. I mean, how good can uncooked food really taste right? Wrong. This marinara I threw together had me blown away.

    It all started with a picture I saw on Facebook from The Simple Veganista, her raw vegetable pasta. It looked so good and so refreshing on the warm day we were having, not to mention I love how she names her raw meals, so I decided to jump with two feet in and create a fully raw meal of my own. I ordered a spiralizer, which has since been the love of my life, and got to planning.

    An overhead shot of raw marinara sauce in a white bowl sitting on a wooden surface

    There's So Much Flavor You Won't Believe That It's Raw

    The first thing I needed was a marinara. I liked the idea of using sun dried tomatoes like the Marina'raw' (see what I mean?!) from The Simple Veganista, so I started there. And then magic happened.

    I used thyme as my herb because I love it in my cooked marinara sauces, threw in some green onions for flavor, and a few other spices along with fresh tomatoes. Holy wow did it turn out delicious!

    There was so much flavor, I couldn't believe it was raw. It's so easy to make too, which makes this discovery that much sweeter. Plus, I even put it on pizza so I know it's just as good warm. See for yourself and whip some up! But make double because you'll be sad to see this raw marinara sauce go...

    Ingredients to make a raw marinara sauce in a food processor

     Ways To Use This Raw Marinara Sauce;

    • On pizza, to keep it raw and fresh tasting add to a warmed and cooked pizza base
    • Zucchini noodles, use a spiralizer and create a delicious raw 'pasta dish'
    • On sandwiches
    • Use as a dip for grilled cheese
    • Use for Mexican dishes such as burritos, nachos etc

    Recipes to try this marinara sauce with:

    • Low Carb Spaghetti Squash Bowls
    • Vegan Pasta Puttanesca
    • Vegan Pasta Bake with Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Pesto
    A side shot of raw marinara in a bowl topped with sprigs on thyme

    Raw Tomato Marinara

    Sophia DeSantis
    One taste of this raw tomato marinara and you'll rethink all doubts about raw cuisine. The flavor that these fresh ingredients come together to create will leave your tastebuds dancing.
    4.50 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Total Time 5 mins
    Course Sauce
    Cuisine Italian
    Servings 2 cups
    Calories 201 kcal

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 1 cup sundried tomatoes not in oil
    • 4 medium sweet variety tomatoes vine ripened are good
    • 2 cups cherry tomatoes
    • 2 tablespoons fresh thyme
    • 2 green onions
    • Himalayan pink salt to taste
    • lemon pepper to taste
    • garlic powder to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Place all ingredients in a food processor, blender or high speed blender and mix until pureed into a sauce like consistency. Taste seasonings and add more to reach desired taste.

    Notes

    • Any tomato varieties work here, but the sweeter they are the better the taste will be.
    • You can substitute fresh garlic but it will have a more pungent taste.
    • I experimented with a variety of herbs, basil, parsley, oregano, but keeping it simple with thyme was my favorite. Feel free to add others!

    Recipe by Veggies Don’t Bite, visit our site for more great plant-based recipes.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 201kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 10gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 160mgPotassium: 2579mgFiber: 10gSugar: 27gVitamin A: 2695IUVitamin C: 86mgCalcium: 126mgIron: 7.7mg

    Nutrition and metric information should be considered an estimate.

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    1. Elizabeth

      April 06, 2019 at 11:53 am

      Awesomeness!!! It was so delicious!

      Reply
      • veggiesdontbite

        April 07, 2019 at 6:52 am

        So glad to hear!

        Reply
    2. Emelie

      January 10, 2019 at 3:10 pm

      WOW! Absolutely loved it! So fast, so simple AND ALLLL the flavours!

      Reply
      • veggiesdontbite

        January 10, 2019 at 3:29 pm

        Thank you so much Emelie! Happy you liked it!

        Reply
    3. Susan Powell

      May 25, 2018 at 12:25 pm

      THANK YOU!!! I am picking up the ingredients on my way home and I am making this TONIGHT!!! It looks soooo good 🙂

      Reply
      • veggiesdontbite

        May 25, 2018 at 11:30 pm

        Thank you for being here!!! Hope you like it!!

        Reply
    4. Susan Powell

      May 25, 2018 at 6:17 am

      The pic of the stuff in the food processor looks like it includes basil, but there is no basil in the list of ingredients...??

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      • veggiesdontbite

        May 25, 2018 at 10:41 am

        Hi Susan! Yes, I only have thyme listed in the recipe. However I experimented with a variety of other herbs. I had that in the notes, but it looks like it was erased when I switched to my new recipe card! I just went in and fixed it. Thank you!

        Reply
    5. Emily Kemp

      May 01, 2018 at 11:01 pm

      This sounds so delicious and fresh for summer, I love how easy it is too!

      Reply
    6. Tracey

      July 13, 2016 at 12:37 pm

      More raw recipes please! This looks AMAZING!

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      • veggiesdontbite

        July 13, 2016 at 4:26 pm

        Thanks Tracey!!! I will put another one on my list soon!

        Reply
    7. Miriam

      May 03, 2016 at 1:59 pm

      Added A bit of rosemary to my latest batch--mmmmm

      Reply
      • veggiesdontbite

        May 04, 2016 at 10:05 pm

        Oh YUM!!! Great call! Rosemary is so good.

        Reply
    8. Katie

      January 01, 2016 at 9:39 pm

      Did you soak the sundried tomatoes before using them?

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      • veggiesdontbite

        January 01, 2016 at 10:23 pm

        Hi Katie! You can soak them. The ones I use aren't super dry so I don't but if yours are really dry and stiff it may help to soak. Hope you enjoy!

        Reply
    9. Miriam

      April 25, 2015 at 7:09 am

      Hubby doesn't like sundried tomatoes. Any suggestions for a sub?

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      • veggiesdontbite

        April 25, 2015 at 8:24 am

        Hi Miriam! Id suggest more regular tomatoes. The sundried just add a touch of a deeper flavor with keeping the raw factor. You could also achieve a similar deep flavor with a touch of tomato paste but it wouldn't be totally raw. Id start with a tablespoon and see. But regular tomatoes would work too! If you don't care about it being totally raw you could also add roasted tomatoes. Let me know what you try and how it worked!

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        • Miriam

          April 25, 2015 at 12:10 pm

          Thanks. Going to try adding some Roma tomatoes.

        • veggiesdontbite

          April 25, 2015 at 3:12 pm

          Great! Hope it works out! Let me know how you like it!

    10. paula

      July 28, 2014 at 4:23 pm

      spiralizers are awesome.. u can do sweet pot for fries and jicama.. but mostly zucc noodles!

      Reply
      • veggiesdontbite

        July 28, 2014 at 5:33 pm

        I agree! You can do so much!

        Reply
    11. M-R

      June 12, 2014 at 5:16 pm

      You mentioned a spiralizer ... but not for this recipe. Tell me - what do you use it for ?

      Reply
      • veggiesdontbite

        June 12, 2014 at 5:24 pm

        I used it for the raw noodle recipe I'll be posting on Monday! It's the noodle dish that prompted me to create this marinara 🙂 I've also used the spiralizer to make curly fries!!

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        • M-R

          June 12, 2014 at 7:33 pm

          I await further noos ! 🙂

        • veggiesdontbite

          June 13, 2014 at 12:39 am

          I'm working on it!!

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