21 January, 2015
Date Sriracha Ketchup
I just recently became part of a group called Recipe Redux. It is a group of food bloggers that have a passion for healthier food. Every month we get an new assignment. We then have the freedom to get creative and create a recipe that is inspired by that special assignment. Right up my alley. Today is my first post as being part of the group and boy am I in good company, truly some of the best food bloggers around are in this group. The challenge was to come up with a healthy recipe that was smoky or spicy. I knew immediately that I wanted to make this Date Sriracha Ketchup. A healthy take on ketchup with no sugar or anything artificial that tastes better than the store bought and is so easy to make. Are you interested yet?
I had this idea for awhile but this was the push I needed to see it threw and I am so glad that I did. This idea was inspired by a combination of things. On vacation recently I had a black bean burger from a local food truck that slathered the bun with a date ketchup. Traditional store bought ketchup is often sweetened with high fructose corn syrup…yuck. Adding dates to the ketchup is about as natural as it gets when it comes to sweeteners. Totally my kind of thing.
The inspiration to add sriracha came from one my husband and mines favorite restaurants here in town. They serve sliders with a sriracha ketchup which I fell in love with immediately. Slightly spicy but not mouth numbing, which is the kind of spice that I like. How about combining both? Done and done!
This is my new favorite condiment and I will never buy ketchup ever again. This healthy ketchup contains only 5 (100% REAL) ingredients and is very little effort to make. Slightly sweet with a slight finish of spiciness. Gourmet ketchup, but it is so easy!
Sriracha Date Ketchup
Ingredients
- 14- 18.3 ounce jar diced tomatoes
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 4 large dates pitted
- 2-4 tablespoon sriracha sauce depending how spicy you like it
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
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Add all of the ingredients to a small saucepan.
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Over low heat let the mixture simmer for about 1 hour, mixing occasionally.
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Using a immersion blender or regular blender blend the mixture until smooth.
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Allow to cool and store in a airtight jar in the refrigerator for a few weeks.
Recipe Notes
*choose organic ingredients when possible.
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22 Comments
Sounds so interesting and easy to do. Great photos too. Pinned!
Great! Thanks.
What a great idea! I never use Ketchup due to all of those nasty ingredients, but this is definitely a condiment I could get down with.
Thank you. Real ingredients are always best.
I love ketchup and love sriracha so this sounds perfect! Great idea!
Thanks. I used to not love sriracha because I didn’t think I liked spicy food but just a hint of spice is nice.
First off, welcome to ReDux! Glad to have you on board. I’m totally intrigued by this recipe – I have all the ingredients on hand and I’m going to whip up a batch this afternoon 🙂
Thank you for the warm welcome. I hope you do and then let me know how you like it.
I keep seeing so many spicy ketchup recipes! I need to make my own! I LOVE ketchup!
Yes you definitely need to make your own. So easy too.
This is kind of genius! I was wondering how to make ketchup healthier just the other day and I can’t believe dates didn’t cross my mind! Can’t wait to try this!
Thank you! I love dates for everything so why not ketchup? Enjoy!
Awesome recipe! Two of my favorite condiments combined, delicious!
This looks soo good! I never would have thought to use dates. Must try this!
Welcome to the Redux! This looks and sounds amazing- so easy and so flavorful! Pinning now 🙂
This combines so many of the ingredients I love — so genius!
Thank you. Yes I love these ingredients too.
Welcome to ReDux! We’re glad to have you…and your creative mind! This would be amazing swirled into yogurt to make a Super Bowl dip! (:
what type og tomatoes did u use?
I used diced tomatoes in the jar. You could use tomato sauce or whole tomatoes too. You could use fresh tomatoes too if you wanted and add a bit more liquid.
What about using tomatoe paste ? Would this work? Also what is the consistency of this ketchup recipe ? Is it similar to real ketchup or watered down ? I have bought paleo store bought in the past with no sugar added but consistently is terrible. Trying to find a good replacement for my kiddos that love ketchup! Very creative recipe !
I think tomato paste would be too much. Since it is much more concentrated I think it would be overly tomato tasting and probably be very thick. But I haven’t tested it. I don’t think you can make homemade ketchup that is as smooth at the bottle stuff but the consistency is very similar. My husband is picky with certain things and he really loved this version. I hope your kids enjoy it!