If you’re looking for a healthy cheese dip alternative, give our Vegan friendly Cashew Cheese dip a try in your Vitamix blender! Perfect for entertaining guests.
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Ingredients
Cashew Cheese
- 1 cup raw cashews (soaked)
- 1 /4 cup filtered water
- 1 Tbsp nutritional yeast
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- 1 Tbsp oil of choice (coconut or olive)
Sweet Chili Sauce
- 1 red capsicum
- 1 chili
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 garlic clove
- 3-4 dates (pitted)
- salt and pepper (to taste)
Sweet Chili Sauce
- Add water to thin out if required
- Add cayenne pepper if you like your sweet chili with an extra kick
Method
Cashew Cheese
- Put all the ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
- Select speed 1, turn the machine on and quickly increase to the highest speed.
- Use the tamper to effectively press the ingredients into the blades whilst processing.
- Blend until mixture is thick and creamy.
- If you would like a thicker texture the mixture will harden when chilled.
Sweet Chili Sauce
- Put all the ingredients into the Vitamix container in the order listed and secure the lid.
- Select speed 1, turn the machine on and slowly increase the speed. Work your mix between speed 5-7.
- Use the tamper to effectively press the ingredients into the blades if required whilst processing.
- Blend for 30-60 seconds or until desired consistency is reached.
- Stir through your Cashew Cheese and serve with your favourite veggie sticks or homemade pita chips made in the dehydrator.
Notes
This is a recipe from Ameka’s Blog Post: Wine and Cheese… Raw Please!
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Equipment
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Makes
1 ½ cups
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Serves
6
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