Description
A delicious and creamy cashew sauce that’s perfect for drizzling over your favorite dishes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup water
- 1 small carrot, about 1/3 cup sliced
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 1 small slice of onion, white or yellow (or 1/2 teaspoon onion powder)
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes (or 1 tablespoon if using powdered)
- 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4–1/2 teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a sauce pan, bring to a low boil water, carrots, cashews, and onion slice.
- With a vented lid, let simmer for 10 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a blender, add nutritional yeast, dijon mustard, lemon juice, and salt.
- Blend until completely smooth, about 2-3 minutes in a high speed blender.
Notes
- This sauce can be adjusted for spice by altering the amount of black pepper.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Sauces
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Vegan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 0mg