Fresh Tomatoesįresh tomatoes are the least concentrated form of tomato.
Plus there will also be the extra flavours from the spices and vinegar used in ketchup. Keep in mind you’ll end up with a significantly sweeter flavour. Start by replacing 1/2 the passata with ketchup and adding water as needed. Only use this if there are no other options. Tomato Ketchup is significantly sweeter and more concentrated than tomato passata. I use 1 part tomato pate + 2 parts water to make passata.Ģ50g tomato paste + 500g water = 750g passata – approx the same as a standard jar of passata. I often make my own passata by diluting concentrated tomato paste. Tomato paste is much less watery but has a very similar taste. Tomato paste is essentially tomato passata that has been ‘triple’ concentrated. In a dish where you’re going to be cooking the sauce anyway, you probably won’t notice the difference. You could either substitute 1:1 or dilute the pasta sauce with a little water to make it more similar to passata. They can have additional flavourings like onion or basil which may or may not be a good thing. Pasta Sauce / Marinara SauceĬommercial tomato pasta sauces are slightly more concentrated than passata. But the seeds haven’t been removed and the tomatoes are still whole (or chopped) rather than being a smooth puree.ġ standard can tomatoes (including the liquid) = approx 1/2 standard jar passata. Canned TomatoesĬanned tomatoes are essentially the same as passata.
The Best Tomato Passata Substitutes – Tomato Based Ingredients 1. That have been lightly cooked and pureed. Passata is a sauce made from skinned, de-seeded tomatoes. Here are my favourite simple tomato passata substitutes both with and without tomatoes. All out of tomato passata? Or looking to avoid nightshades? Either way it’s all good.