Vegan Queso

Description

A cashew-based queso dip that has tons of flavor and would fool even the pickiest of queso aficionados! This recipe is best made in a high powered blender (I have a Vitamix®). I cannot say what it would be like in something different! Enjoy with tortilla chips or homemade salsa.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup raw cashews
  • 2 ½ cups hot water, divided
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 2 tablespoons fresh salsa
  • 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • ¾ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Place cashews in a bowl and cover with 1/2 of the hot water. Soak for 5 minutes. Drain.
  2. Combine drained cashews
  3. remaining 1 1/4 cup hot water
  4. nutritional yeast
  5. salsa
  6. garlic
  7. ancho chile powder
  8. Dijon mustard
  9. cumin
  10. and salt in a high-powered blender (such as Vitamix®). Start blending at lowest speed and slowly increase the speed. Blend for 2 minutes. Add more hot water if you want the queso to have a pourable consistency.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 15 mins

Servings: 10

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