Cashew Cheese Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups raw cashews*

• 2 garlic cloves

• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast

• 1 cup unsweetened almond milk, plus more to thin if necessary

• 1 jalapeno, chopped (feel free to deseed or leave out if sensitive to spice)

• 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric

• 1/2 teaspoon paprika

• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard

• 1 teaspoon salt, to taste

• Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

*To make the cashew cheese sauce: soak the cashews in 4 cups of water for at least 2 hours.

Once the cashews have finished soaking you'll be ready to make the sauce: add drained cashews, garlic,

nutritional yeast, almond milk, jalapeno, turmeric, paprika, onion powder, dijon mustard, salt and black pepper

to a high powered blender. Blend until a thick sauce comes together. If you want a thinner sauce, add a bit

more almond milk. Taste and adjust seasonings as necessary.