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Cashew queso in a black bowl with tortilla chips.
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5 from 9 votes

Cashew Queso

This cashew queso is creamy, spicy and cheesy and the best thing ever with some tortilla chips. Simple and delicious and the perfect dip.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Dip
Cuisine: Mexican-Inspired
Diet: Vegan
Servings: 6
Calories: 165kcal

Ingredients

Onion/Tomato Mix:

  • 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 Medium Onion White, Yellow or Brown, Chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Crushed Garlic
  • 1 Medium Tomato Chopped

Queso:

Serving:

  • ½ cup Fresh Chopped Cilantro

Instructions

  • Add olive oil to a frying pan along with chopped onion and crushed garlic and sauté until the onions are softened.
  • Add in the tomato and sauté with the onions until the tomato is softened. Turn off the heat and set aside.
  • To a blender add the cashews, vegetable stock, crushed garlic, nutritional yeast, salt, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin and sliced jalapeños and blend until smooth.
  • Then add in around ¾ of the cooked onion/tomato mix and blend that in again until smooth.
  • Pour out the blended dip into a bowl and add the rest of the cooked onion/tomato mix as well as some fresh chopped cilantro and fold in.
  • Serve with a little chopped cilantro and sliced jalapeños for garnish and some tortilla chips for dipping.

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Notes

  1. Cashews. There is no need to soak your cashews first if you have a high powered blender. If you know your blender is going to have trouble with it, then you can add the cashews to a bowl, pour over boiling water from the kettle and let them soak for 10-15 minutes just to let them soften up a little before blending.
  2. Vegetable stock. Use boiling water when you make up your vegetable stock if possible.
  3. Sliced Jalapeños. The sliced jalapeños provide the spiciness and with the amount specified it is only very mildly spicy. If you want it a little hotter, add more sliced jalapeños.
  4. Storing: Keep leftovers covered in the fridge and enjoy within 5 days.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Serve | Calories: 165kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Sodium: 317mg | Potassium: 288mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 352IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 2mg