This lovely, fresh sauce is delicious over pasta, chicken breasts or your favorite white fish.
8 plum tomatoes, peeled and sliced - removing most of the seeds
1 large yellow onion- quartered, then sliced
4 cloves garlic - minced
16 large green olives with pimento - sliced
2 oz. small capers
2 tsp. oregano flakes
2 tsp. basil flakes
1/8 tsp. red pepper flakes
1/4 cup white wine
2 tbsp. olive juice (from the green olives)
2 TBSP. Olive oil
1 TBSP butter
Salt and pepper to taste
heat oil and butter in skillet. Add onion and saute until it begins to brown. Add garlic and saute for another minute. Add tomatoes, olives, capers and spices. Saute for about 2 minutes. Add wine and olive juice, stirring until it begins to evaporate.