✅ SOS-free as written (verified) · 🌐 External recipe · 🆓 Free to view, no account needed · 📅 Checked October 4, 2026
👩🍳 Creator and host: Cathy Fisher, on StraightUpFood.com
🍽️ Side or main · 🍳 blender + stovetop · 📦 great for potlucks and leftovers
🌿 Our description: A blender BBQ sauce of tomato paste, Medjool dates, balsamic vinegar, mustard, chili powder, and smoked paprika simmers with onion, garlic, and navy or Great Northern beans. Sweet and smoky, with the sweetness from whole dates. Dates reign supreme! 🌴
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✅ Already SOS-free as written; Cathy uses salt-free beans and condiments. A few Kitchen Monk checks:
| Ingredient | Kitchen Monk check | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Mustard | Most mustard contains salt; choose a salt-free one | Label check |
| Canned beans and tomato paste | No-salt-added, BPA-free cans or cartons | Label check |
| Medjool dates | Whole-fruit sweetness; any variety works | As written |
🍎 Fruit-sweetened food still contains natural sugars and energy. 📊 We have not calculated nutrition for this recipe.
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