Healthy Hidden Veggie Cashew Crema Sauce (dairy-free)
Introducing my new favorite creamy sauce, Hidden Veggie Cashew Crema Sauce. It's made in a blender, dairy-free, and packed with nutrients. Made with cashews, nutritional yeast, and a blend of hidden vegetables like sweet potatoes, this recipe is not only delicious but also vegan and gluten-free.
Servings: 5
Equipment
- 1 lined, sheet pan
- 1 small, deep glass bowl
- 1 high speed blender
Ingredients
- 2-3 tablespoons avocado oil *For the roasted potato chunks and carrots
- ¼ cup peeled, cubed sweet potato chunks
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and roughly chopped
- ¾ cup soft cashews *soaked overnight in water
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 1 cup vegetable stock *water can work, also
- Juice from 1/2 a lime
- 1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
- ½ teaspoon of the following spices: onion powder, smoked paprika, turmeric, cumin, salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- pinch of red pepper flakes
Instructions
- If your cashews are not soft, you will want to make sure to soak them first. Simply place the cashews in a deep, glass bowl and add either hot or boiling water to the bowl until they are completely covered, for at least 2 hours. Or, place lukewarm water over the cashews, and place them in the fridge overnight.
- Roast your vegetables. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. Place the sweet potato chunks and carrot chunks onto a lined cookie sheet. Drizzle with 2-3 tablespoons of avocado oil, salt, and pepper, and cook for about 35 minutes. Skip this step if you are not adding roasted vegetables.
- Place all of the ingredients into a high-speed blender in this order: drained cashews, roasted vegetables, garlic clove, nutritional yeast, and spices. Blend until you have a very creamy sauce. Side note if you are not adding roasted vegetables, add a little bit less broth.
- Eat immediately or store in an airtight container like a mason jar for up to a week.
Notes
Tips + Modifications
-Speed of the softening process and soak the raw cashews in hot/boiling water for 2 hours.
-You can leave the roasted vegetables (carrots and sweet potato chunks) out of this recipe but you might need less broth.
-Optional: Add in 1 deseeded jalapeno to kick up the heat.
-If you are looking for a thinner sauce, add additional vegetable broth.
Nutrition
Serving: 0.25cup