BBQ Sauces for Memorial Day Grilling Adventures: Healthy Hot and Spicy
This is one of those long weekends with Memorial Day giving you some extra time to get in a BBQ or two with family, friends, and community neighbors.
But you have such a large selection of BBQ sauces to choose from; how do you decide which sauce is going to make your BBQ memorable and healthy?
Most of us won’t cater to everyone’s individual taste, but I would go where there were 10 different sauces to apply to my food rather than an event with only one choice.
Here is a List compiled of some of the more notable BBQ sauces on the market that show off regional ingredients and taste preferences.
List of BBQ Sauces That Stand Out
From honey and molasses as sweeteners, from chipotle to ghost peppers for heat, from vine-ripe tomato to ketchup for a base, from apple cider vinegar to mustard for tang, from garlic to cayenne to secret spice blends for flavor; each of these sauces has something different to offer your taste buds.
There is only sauce from this List that is healthy enough for me: the Spice Goddess Gluten-Free BBQ Sauce!
Of, course, this List is incomplete. There are literally thousands of sauces bottled and sold for marinating and glazing your choice of beef, pork, chicken, turkey, fish, or tofu at your BBQ. When you shop at a Whole Foods Market, there is an aisle with plenty of selections that are as healthy as they are tasty!
The thing that makes me laugh and smile about BBQ Sauces are the wild names people come up with for their small-batch regional recipes. The name alone can conjure up a sensation of eternal fire raging in your mouth or a gentler sweetness with a promise of pure pleasure.
Although most people want to have a slab of meat to carry their sauce, there are other foods that are fantastic with BBQ sauce. My favorite is tofu. I love a good glaze on salmon! I have applied it to tempeh, garden burgers, potatoes, greens, and vegetable dishes. I love BBQ!
Ideally, you can try out a number of regional and brand name sauces and learn which flavor profiles most appeal to you. Then you can craft your own recipe and bottle it for yourself, friends, and neighbors.
Whatever floats your boat, find a few healthy sauces and choose a healthy food to apply plenty of sauce to and you will savor the BBQ moments this holiday weekend.
