Unboxed: 8 premium flavor-forward sauces to stock
Convenience meets clean eating in these globally inspired pantry essentials that embody several of the hottest food trends.
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This slightly smoky and vibrantly tangy simmer sauce is made with 100% avocado oil, along with guajillo and pasilla peppers, onion, garlic, carrot, celery, spices and date syrup.
This Paleo Certified and Keto Certified simmer sauce gets its creaminess from coconut milk, combined with the enveloping flavors and aromas of lemongrass, basil and garlic.
This "classic" sauce is both rich and creamy without the cream. Cashew butter, avocado oil, roasted garlic, sea salt and spices form the basis of this vegan sauce, which is both Paleo Certified and Keto Certified, with no added sugar.
Perfect with grilled meats, fish or hearty vegetables, this tasty sauce has a sweet and spicy profile that mingles the brightness of the fruit with the heat from jalapeños and smoky chipotle chili peppers.
This USDA Organic vegan pesto works both as a condiment and as a flavor-forward ingredient in any number of culinary creations.
Making up a batch of savory pork carnitas is even easier with this USDA Organic slow cook sauce, which gets its flavors from tomatoes, apple cider vinegar, onion, garlic and cilantro, along with a blend of chilis and spices.
A Kansas City classic gets a reboot with this better-for-you, lower-sugar BBQ sauce, which has an ultra-clean ingredient list that includes butternut squash, carrots and spinach.
The sustainably grown tomatoes used in this sauce come from one of two family-owned farms that the brand partners with to ensure ingredient transparency and the goal of connecting local communities to the farms where their food is grown. Caramelized onions, olive oil, roasted garlic, sea salt, basil and spices are the only other ingredients that go into this super-clean sauce.
The sustainably grown tomatoes used in this sauce come from one of two family-owned farms that the brand partners with to ensure ingredient transparency and the goal of connecting local communities to the farms where their food is grown. Caramelized onions, olive oil, roasted garlic, sea salt, basil and spices are the only other ingredients that go into this super-clean sauce.
Flavor profiles circle the globe and convenience cooking gets a gourmet makeover with these premium simmer sauces—pantry essentials that not only boast whole food ingredients, but also frequently respond to the demands of plant-based eating and other culinary lifestyles.
This year has been all about the rise of plant-based eating as consumers have continued to embrace the cultural force of "Holistic Health and Well Being" (identified by New Hope Network’s NEXT and content teams for 2019-20) while seeking out brands that innovate in this sphere by promoting health through the use of hidden veggies and plant-based dairy alternatives, among other things.
With sugar increasingly in the hot seat for a range of ailments, people are also on the hunt for better-for-you options that have less or no added sugar, or that meet the requirements of dietary lifestyles such as keto and paleo. At the same time, modern life continues to be as hectic as ever, making convenience key. And not just for snacking, but also when it comes to cooking up nutritious meals at home.
Did I mention that people also want to do all this without giving up on quality and taste, and while simultaneously embracing the explosion of globally infused flavors that are flooding the shelves of natural foods stores?
While it might seem challenging to find any one item that represents all of these things, the premium sauces featured in this gallery come pretty close, offering a versatile window into international flavors achieved through clean (often plant-based) ingredients and minimal effort in the kitchen.
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