I’m so excited to share this gluten & dairy free salsa cashew sauce with you! Anytime a recipe calls for milk, sour cream or cream cheese you can replace it with a simple cashew sauce. I grabbed a little garlic, lemon, nutritional yeast, smoked paprika and salsa that I had in the fridge….I’m absolutely in love with the zesty Latin flavors! Use your favorite salsa and you can ramp it up with extra heat and even add a jalapeno or two.
I found out about cashew cream sauce when I googled ‘dairy free cream sauce’ and BOOM! All of these different recipes showed up, so the basics with all are really just raw cashews and hot water. Some soak overnight, some rinse once or twice, others go with a quick boil method which is my my favorite. Just let them soak for a about 10 minutes in piping hot water and they blend beautifully. From there the flavor possibilities are endless… it’s a blank canvas….
Nuts are are getting so much nutritious attention lately. They’re not just for snacks and salad toppings anymore! Why didn’t I buy stock in cashew or almond farms? The demand is just going up and up and up for this gorgeous little nutrition packed good fat funky shaped nut. Use organic raw cashews, ideally from a sealed air tight container for freshness.
Ready for more inspiration? Check out the red Thai curry & Greek tzatziki cashew cream sauces too.
This salsa cashew sauce great to dip tortillas in for enchiladas; the most obvious hint EVER 😊 comin up next!
Salsa Cashew Sauce
Gluten and dairy free cashew cream sauce with Latin flavors! Garlic, lemon, pepper, smokey paprika and your favorite salsa in a easy to make cashew cream sauce base.
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw organic cashews
- 16 oz boiling water
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 T lemon juice
- 2 T Bragg’s nutritional yeast
- 1 T smoked paprika
- 1 T coarse ground black pepper
- ½ t pink salt
Instructions
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Start the water boiling and get you blender ready to use. Drop the cashews in the blender and add the boiling water, let soak for 10 minutes.
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Add all the remaining ingredients to the cashews, start to blend on low then turn to smoothie setting for 30 seconds to 1 minute until all is smooth and creamy.
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