This tangy and sweet tomato-based BBQ sauce is packed with flavour but without all the usual added sugars and sweeteners.
Using apple puree is a great way to naturally sweeten and provide plenty of soluble fibre, the tangy apple cider vinegar and spices provides plenty of flavour.
Use your sauce hot to accompany your favourite meat or fish or cold as a marinade. This would work well as a marinade for firm tofu too. See our suggestions below.
Serves 8-10
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 50 minutes
A rich tomato based sauce, this BBQ sauce is packed with antioxidants including carotenoids making it ideal for healthy skin. Use this as a sauce or cold as a marinade for meats, fish or tofu.
Stir into cooked shredded chicken and grated carrots then spread on GF roll / pitta
Toss over pan fried cubes of tofu and serve with salad
Make into a wrap – toss with cooked chicken, sweetcorn, kidney beans with a little yogurt for a creamy option
Use as a pizza sauce base
Stir a little into a raw bean burger mixture or lean mince for tangy burgers or meatballs
Grill Portobello mushrooms and drizzle sauce over the top
Make BBQ baked beans using cans of cooked cannelini beans
Make up your own crumbed chicken or fish portions and serve as a dipping sauce
BBQ Tofu Sandwich – cut large rectangles of tofu, dust in cornflour and pan fry then toss in sauce and serve in a roll
Try our Cornmeal BBQ Bean Bake
2tsp olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, crushed
250ml chicken stock
4tbsp apple cider vinegar
150g apple puree
1/2 tsp. smoked paprika
1 tsp. ground cumin
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Pinch of allspice
Pinch of ground cinnamon
1tbsp celery salt
1 can (6 oz) tomato puree
1 can (14oz) passata
1tbsp Dijon Mustard
1tbsp tamari soy sauce
1tbsp xylitol, optional
Nutrition per 1tbsp (15g)Â Calories 7kcal, Fat 0.1g, Carbs 1.1g, Protein 0.2g
