"Cheese" Sauce

This is a simple recipe that makes a raw vegan “cheese” sauce. It is so easy and I like the taste a lot better than most dairy free cheese substitutes you can find at the grocery store. It is also much healthier than most of those substitutes. Plus raw foods are really healthy, it’s important to eat at least some raw food regularly, even if you aren’t going to dive into a full raw diet.

If you make this sauce and the color doesn’t really look like cheese (should be yellow like cheddar) add more carrot.

What you need

3/4 cup water
1 cup raw cashews
1 carrot, cut into 1in chunks (I often use baby carrots because that’s what I’m more likely to have)
1 Tbs Braggs liquid aminos (this is considered a raw food, tastes like soy sauce, most grocery stores have it now, look near oils and vinegars)
1 tsp nutritional yeast (if you can’t find this at your grocery store, look at a health food store)
1/2 tsp onion powder (I usually use a slice of fresh onion)
1 tsp salt
2 Tbs oil (I always cook with extra virgin olive oil)

What to do

If you have a high power blender (such as a vitamix or blentex) put everything in the blender and blend until smooth.

If you have a regular blender, I usually blend just the cashews and water first then add everything else and blend until smooth.

And now you have a great tasting sauce. I recommend eating it on pasta, rice, couscous, or another grain. Pour it over steamed veggies or use it to dip raw veggies.