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Green Cashew Sauce
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Green Cashew Sauce

Use this vegan green cashew sauce as a topping for power bowls, dressing for salads, or simply as a spread on a toast. It is an alternative to dairy-based sauces made with mayonnaise and yogurt. And the best part is: It takes less than 10 minutes to whip it all up.
Course Dressing, Sauce
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 2 cups
Calories 353kcal

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup cashews soaked for 2-3 hours
  • ¾ cup water or unsweetened almond milk
  • ½ ripe avocado
  • 1 scallion both white and green parts roughly chopped
  • 1-2 cloves of garlic peeled
  • 2 tablespoons of fresh herbs of your choice for this recipe I used dill
  • Juice of a lemon
  • 1 teaspoon Kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

  • Drain and rinse the soaked cashews.
  • Place them in the bowl of a food processor or a blender.
  • Add in the water (or almond milk), avocado, scallion, garlic, fresh herbs, lemon juice, and salt and pepper in to the blender.
  • Puree until very smooth.
  • Every 30 seconds, stop the machine and scrape the sides (or the bottom) of the bowl with a spatula.
  • Taste for seasoning and add in if necessary.
  • It will keep its freshness up to 4 days as long as it is kept in an airtight jar.

Nutrition

Calories: 353kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 1178mg | Potassium: 563mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 239IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 4mg