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Date Ketchup {quick & easy}

October 13, 2018 by Erica 4 Comments

Ketchup with dates

Dates offer a serving of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, and they are a natural sweetener. I don’t buy dates often but I usually have leftovers stored in my refrigerator after making a raw cheesecake. I’m not sure how long dates are supposed to last in the refrigerator but I keep them for a few months. They also freeze well since they are dried fruit and don’t have much moisture to them. You can freeze them whole or as a date paste.

Ketchup with dates

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Date Ketchup {quick & easy}

You can use Medjool dates or another date such as Deglet noor dates. If the dates are not pitted, take the pits out before making the ketchup. 
You can use also this ketchup in other recipes such as barbecue sauce and cocktail sauces.
You can use a fairly thick tomato sauce instead of tomato paste.
Servings: 1 cup (8 ounces)

Ingredients

  • 4 ounces 100 g dates (about 6 Medjool dates), soaked in hot water to soften for 10 minutes, pitted, and drained
  • 6 ounces 3/4 cup tomato paste (no additives or salt)
  • 1/2 cup  water
  • 2 tablespoons  distilled white vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Add all the ingredients to a food processor or high speed blender.
  • Process or blend on high until all you have a relatively smooth consistency, or the consistency you want. Scrape the sides to make sure all the bits get in there. You can add more water if you want to thin it out a bit.
  • Store in a sealed jar in the refrigerator 1 to 2 weeks, or freeze for a few months.
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Filed Under: Dairy Free, Egg Free, Gluten Free, Lactose Free, Nut Free, Paleo, Quick & Easy, Sauces & Dressings, Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD), Vegetarian Tagged With: dates, tomato paste

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  1. Anonymous

    September 8, 2023 at 5:04 am

    There is no vitamin B12 in dates.

    Reply
    • Erica

      September 8, 2023 at 5:25 am

      Ah, you’re correct. B6 is said to be found it dates.

      Reply
  2. Michelle Toro

    October 19, 2018 at 6:49 pm

    Looking for an easy way to make ketchup without buying the tomato paste (I want to make that from scratch too). Any tips?

    Sincerely,
    SCD newbie

    Reply
    • Erica

      October 19, 2018 at 9:22 pm

      Michelle, you can find recipes online to make homemade tomato paste using tomatoes, or you can use tomato sauce and simmer it to thicken it to the consistency of tomato paste.

      Reply

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Measurement equivalents

1 tablespoon 3 teaspoons
1/4 cup 4 tablespoons
1 cup 8 ounces
1 teaspoon 5 ml
1 tablespoon 15 ml

Temperature conversions

Gas Mark Fahrenheit Celsius
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  1/2  250  130
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    4  350  180
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