Blackberry Five Spice Sauce
A smooth blackberry sauce spiced with Chinese five-spice; add fresh blackberries at the end for a textured finish.
Ingredients
| 120 ml (½ cup) | apple cider vinegar | |
| 860 g (6 cups) | blackberries | |
| 2 in (5 cm) | cinnamon stick, or 1 teaspoon ground | |
| 90 g | deglet noor dates, pitted, or ⅓ cup date syrup | |
| 2 teaspoons | 10 ml | Chinese five-spice powder |
| 2 teaspoons | 10 ml | black peppercorns |
| 240 ml (1 cup) | extra virgin olive oil, optional |
Instructions
- Place vinegar, blackberries, cinnamon stick, dates, five-spice powder, and peppercorns into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
- Start the blender on its lowest speed, then quickly increase to its highest speed. Blend for 5-6 minutes.
- If adding olive oil, lower machine speed to Variable 3. Remove lid plug and slowly pour oil into the container, allowing it to emulsify. Secure lid plug and blend an additional 5 seconds.
Chef's Notes: Try adding additional fresh blackberries after the blend is complete and pulsing them in for a textured sauce with pops of fresh blackberry.