Description
Oil-free, refined sugar free, and oh-so-yummy, this Healthy Ketchup is the perfect delicious sauce for all your drizzling, topping, and dunking needs! It has just the right amount of contrasting tang versus sweetness ratio, plus a POW of rich tomato flavor to make all your ketchup dreams come true. Perfect for anything from fries to veggie loaves, this ketchup punches the flavor town ticket.
Whole Food Plant Based recipe, plant based, vegan, oil free, refined sugar free, no highly processed ingredients, and gluten free.
Ingredients
- 6 oil-free sundried tomato halves *
- 3 Medjool dates, pitted
- 1 – 8 oz. can tomato sauce
- 2 Tablespoons water
- 1/3 cup + 2 teaspoons white distilled vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons + 1 teaspoon organic maple syrup (+/- to taste)
- ½ teaspoon reduced sodium tamari * (see notes)
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt (+/- to taste) *
Instructions
- Place the sundried tomatoes in a small bowl and cover with boiling water, allow to sit for 15 minutes.
- Place the pitted Medjool dates in a small bowl and cover with boiling water, allow to sit for 15 minutes. Note: If the Medjool dates are fresh and soft, they do not need covered in boiling water, just pop them straight into the high-speed blender.
- Drain the sundried tomatoes and Medjool dates, discard the water, then place all the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until emulsified and smooth, about 2 minutes.
- Place in a small stockpot and simmer for 10 minutes, taste test and adjust seasonings accordingly.
- Refrigerate until ready to use.
Notes
*Sundried Tomatoes: Be sure to select oil free sundried tomatoes. They are typically dried like dates. We use Mediterranean Organic Sundried Roman Tomatoes.
*Tamari: We used San J Tamari Soy Sauce Gluten Free, Reduced Sodium. You can substitute the tamari with reduced sodium soy sauce, Braggs Liquid Aminos, or Braggs Coconut Liquid Aminos.
*Sea Salt: Please adjust the sea salt based upon your family’s sea salt preferences and/or based upon dietary needs.
*Makes: 1 ½ cups
*Storage: Use within 7 days