My homemade tasty BBQ sauce has a wonderful kick (you can omit the chipotle for younger kids’ simpler taste). Of course, I made it much healthier for you than the typical salt-&-sugar-laden-store-bought ones, but I want to be clear that this is by no means a nutritious food item, per se: Just use it as a flavorful accent–a little goes a long way! This recipe makes 3/4 cup and can be stored in the fridge.
BBQ Sauce
* I particularly like Amore all-natural Tomato paste (see photo below)
Servings 3 /4 cup
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 Tbsp canola oil
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste no added salt*
- 1 1/2 tsp chili
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp chipotle powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
Instructions
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Place all the ingredients in a small sauce pan, stir well and bring to a simmer for 2-3 minutes.
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Turn off the heat and let it cool.
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Pour the sauce in a container with a lid and refrigerate until ready to use.
I heard about these burgers from your husband on a podcast! They are really good and they stay together. I am making them tonight for a second time. The barbecue sauce is very good on them. Thanks to you and your husband.
Yay Sharon, I love to hear that! thank you 🙂
I am so happy to hear that Sharon! It is our pleasure!
These burgers sound delicious. I’m trying them today. I don’t have all the ingredients on hand so I will have to make some substitutions. (Quinoa for rice garbonzo bean flour for oats) will see how it turns out!!
Thank you Alice!
I am delighted that you’ll be trying them but I have to say I am not so sure how they will come out with those 2 main substitutions! It took me over a year to perfect this recipe so that this burger would not only hold together perfectly but not be “mushy” the way some vegan burgers can be, so I am a little bit skeptical here, I have to admit!! But I would LOVE to be proven wrong, so please let me know how it goes! You may have discovered a whole new favorite! 🙂
Does your local grocery store carry this tomato paste or do you have to order this online?
Hi Anita,
There is nothing special about it, I fin sit in my Stop and Shop, Big Y, and I am sure you’ll find it easily at your supermarket too!
Oh, yummy! These look absolutely unbelievable.
THNAK YOU Mary!!!! 🙂