Coconut Condiments, Dressings, & Sauce Recipes

Spicy Walnut Butter

Spicy Walnut Butter
Spicy Walnut Butter
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Servings: 1.5 cups
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

  • 2 cups raw walnuts
  • 2 teaspoons coconut cream concentrate
  • 2 teaspoons coconut oil
  • 1 medjool date
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Place walnuts in a food processor and run until a coarse texture is achieved.

Add the remainder of ingredients and run until a smooth nut butter texture is achieved.

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Coconut Oil Baba Ghanouj Dip

Coconut Oil Baba Ghanouj Dip
Coconut Oil Baba Ghanouj Dip
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Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 1 hour

  • 1 large eggplant
  • 3 tablespoons Tahini
  • 4 cloves garlic, smashed
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon Expeller Pressed Coconut Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Himalayan salt
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder, optional
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper flakes, optional
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil, for garnish
  • fresh or dried parsley flakes, for garnish

Preheat oven to 400° F.

Prick eggplant skin with fork or cut a shallow slit along the side of the eggplant (to prevent eggplant from exploding). Place eggplant on a baking dish in middle or top rack in oven, and cook until eggplant shrivels and is soft and mushy and skin is somewhat charred, about 40-50 minutes.

Once eggplant has cooled to touch, peel skin and scoop insides into a bowl and mash (with a fork or potato masher).

Add tahini, garlic, lemon juice, coconut oil, salt, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Mix well.

Scoop Coconut Oil Baba Ghanouj dip into a serving bowl and drizzle with olive oil and garnish with parsley. Serve with warm flatbread or enjoy with freshly sliced vegetables, like cucumber, bell peppers, or carrots.

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Multi-Fruit Tropical Cranberry Sauce with Fermented Option

Multi-Fruit Tropical Cranberry Sauce with Fermented Option
Multi-Fruit Tropical Cranberry Sauce with Fermented Option
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Servings: 50 (2.5 – 3 quarts)
Preparation Time: 45 minutes

  • 3 bags fresh cranberries, rinsed, washed, and inspected
  • 2 oranges, washed, zested, peeled, and cut into chunks
  • 3 pears, ripe but not overripe, washed and cored
  • 2 small raw beets, scrubbed, not peeled
  • 5 slices fresh ginger root, or 1 tablespoon ginger powder
  • 2 sweet crisp apples (Gala, Fuji, Yellow Delicious, Honeycrisp — not Granny Smith or Red Delicious), washed and cored
  • ¾ cup shredded coconut
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen-and-thawed papaya
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen-and-thawed pineapple
  • 2 cups dried fruit — raisins, dates, prunes, apricots, etc.
  • 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
  • 10 cloves, ground, makes about 1 teaspoon
  • ¼ whole nutmeg, grated, makes about ½ teaspoon
  • 1 tablespoon molasses
  • ¼ cup raw honey or maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons liquid whey, optional

Using a food processor for all steps, first process the cranberries in 2 batches to a fine mince; transfer to a large mixing bowl.

Wash and zest 2 oranges, add zest into the bowl. Then peel, roughly chop, and process the oranges; add to bowl.

Process 3 pears to a chunky sauce; add to mixing bowl; mix immediately to let the orange juice prevent oxidation (browning). Fresh stevia leaves may be processed and added at this step, optional.

Process beets + ginger to fine mince; add to bowl and mix. (If you’re using dried ginger powder, add it directly to the bowl.)

Process 2 apples to fine mince; add to bowl and mix.

Add shredded coconut to bowl; mix. If you have only coconut chips or coconut flakes, grind these in the food processor until they’re small.

Process papaya + pineapple to small chunks/sauce. If both are raw, or both frozen, you can do them together. Otherwise, process fresh/frozen individually.

Process dried fruit to a thick paste. If it’s too thick to process, add back into the processor a quarter-cup of what’s already in the mixing bowl to thin it down.

Add cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg to the bowl. Allspice and cardamom also work well, if preferred.

Stir in molasses; mix well.

Add sweetener of choice, either raw honey or maple syrup, to taste.

Transfer contents of mixing bowl to glass jars and refrigerate.

Serve chilled.

Optional fermentation step:

Add in 2 tablespoons liquid whey. This can be strained from (non-Greek) yogurt, using a cheesecloth. Mix well.

Transfer cranberry sauce to jars. Cap loosely, set on plates or in bowls (in case of any overflow), and leave in a shaded corner of your counter-top for 1-2 days.

The friendly bacteria from the whey will proliferate in the cranberry sauce, pre-digest it slightly, produce lots of additional vitamins, and preserve it from any pathogenic bacteria. Plus, the flavors marry better while it sits.

After a day or two, tighten caps and transfer jars to fridge. Cranberry sauce thus preserved will keep for many months.

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Mint and Coconut Chocolate Sauce

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Mint and Coconut Chocolate Sauce
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Servings: 5
Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Blend all ingredients, if using fresh mint then add to saucepan.

If using mint extract, whisk together all ingredients in saucepan over medium heat. Stir and heat until the sauce thickens, about 7-8 minutes.

Serve over ice cream immediately. Store leftover sauce in the refrigerator.

Homemade Coconut Milk:

*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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Coconut Milk Jam

Coconut_Milk_Jam
Coconut Milk Jam
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Servings: 1, 8-ounce jar
Preparation Time: Approximately 1 hour

Homemade Coconut Milk:

*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

Bring the coconut milk, sugar and salt to a boil in a pot. Turn down heat to low and stir constantly until the mixture thickens. The jam will be ready when its color slowly changes to a dark caramel/chocolate brown and becomes sticky in texture. Remove from heat.

Pour into a clean 8 ounce glass jar and enjoy now, or later.

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Easy Dairy Free Caramel Sauce

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Easy Dairy Free Caramel Sauce
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Servings: 16
Preparation Time: 40 minutes

Homemade Coconut Milk:

*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

In a saucepan, combine coconut milk, maple syrup and salt. Stir until smooth. Simmer over low-medium heat for about 30 minutes.

Add in coconut oil and vanilla. Cook for 5 more minutes. Remove from heat and let cool completely. Store in a sealed container.

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Berry BBQ Skillet Chicken

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Berry BBQ Skillet Chicken
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Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Skillet Chicken:

  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 2 large chicken breasts, cut into chunks
  • 1-2 cups pineapple fresh pineapple, cut into chunks
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • pineapple shells, for cooking

Berry BBQ Sauce: makes about 1 cup

  • 1/2 cup ketchup*
  • 1/4 cup blueberry jam/preserve
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon chipotle pepper powder

In a large skillet, heat coconut oil. Add in chicken, paprika, salt, pepper and chili powder. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes.

Turn chicken over and place pieces of pineapple shell over chicken while it is cooking. This allows the chicken to steam cook and also allows pineapple juice to drip onto chicken. Cook for an additional 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove pineapple shell and add in pineapple chunks. Sauté for just a couple minutes to get pineapple coated in seasonings.

Meanwhile, mix together sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Pour over chicken in skillet or serve on the side.

Make your own Homemade Fresh Tomato Ketchup, following this recipe here.

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Turmeric Ginger Coconut Chutney

Turmeric_Ginger_Coconut_Chutney
Turmeric Ginger Coconut Chutney
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Servings: 1 cup
Preparation Time: 20-30 minutes

  • 9-10 medium sized fresh turmeric root pieces
  • 1 ounce of fresh ginger root
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 cup piñon nuts (or small serrano chili, de-stemmed)
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 – 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
  • 1/4 cup fresh coconut milk*

Peel turmeric and ginger, then mince, mix, and set aside in a small bowl.

Mince garlic and chili (if you choose to add chili). Add them to the mix along with lemon juice, salt, melted coconut oil, and coconut milk.

Serve.

*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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