Cashew Cream Sauce

 From Rainbow Plant Life. This is my new favourite sauce, it literally goes with everything! If you want some variations here is a link to the original recipe. I recommend Rainbow Plant Life YouTube channel as well - so many great recipes!

Cashew Cream Sauce 

Ingredients

1 cup (135g) raw cashews, soaked in cool water overnight (or boil with water in a saucepan for 15 minutes)

½ – ¾ cup (120 – 180 mL) water (see the cashew : liquid ratios in the blog post)

2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped

1/2 teaspoon sea salt + more to taste

Freshly cracked black pepper to taste

2 tablespoons nutritional yeast

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Method

Drain the cashews and rinse with fresh water.

Add the cashews to a high-powered blender or food processor along with the water, garlic, salt, pepper, nutritional yeast, lemon juice, and onion powder. 

Blend on high speed until smooth, thick and creamy, scraping down the sides with a silicone spatula as you go. 

This will take about 2 minutes in a high-powered blender like a Vitamix (works great in my Ninja), or about 4 minutes in a food processor.

Taste and adjust for seasonings, adding more salt for saltiness, more nutritional yeast for cheesy/umami flavors, or more lemon juice for acidity.