Easy |Â Servings: 12Â |Â Ready In: 5 minutes + soaking cashews |Â Yield: 1 1/2 Cups
This spicy Raw Chipotle Dressing uses soaked cashews for a creamy, oil-free consistency. Use it as a healthy, plant-based, gluten-free sauce over Lentil Tacos, Easy Black Bean Cakes, or a make your own raw Southwest Salad. Â You’ll devour the spicy Mexican flavor in this smoky vegan recipe.
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup raw cashews, soaked over night
- 1 lime, zest and juice
- 2 dates, pitted
- 1 teaspoon chipotle powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 clove garlic
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup water
How it’s Done:
To make the Oil-Free Raw Chipotle Cashew Dressing: Â First, soak the cashews overnight (or even a few days), to soften. Â Then, drain the soaked cashews. Â Rinse under running water.
Place the soaked cashews in a blender and add all remaining ingredients. Â Puree until smooth. Â Use more or less water to adjust the consistency to your preference.
Servings: 12
Yield: 1 1/2 cups
Chef Katie’s Tips:
Skip the Soaking: If you forget or don’t have time to soak the cashews, you can substitute the cashews with Cashew Butter (like peanut butter, but made with cashews). 1/4 raw cashews (soaked) = 1/2 cup cashew butter.
Not into smoky flavor? If you’re not into the smoky chili flavors, swap out the chipotle powder for just 2 teaspoons of sweet paprika.
Microplane to Zest:Â The zest of the lime has most of the flavor. Â Use a Microplane zester to remove this without taking off any of the white pith
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/12 of a recipe (about 2 tablespoons)
Calories 50.16
Calories From Fat (58%) 29.04
% Daily Value
- Total Fat 3.47g 5%
- Saturated Fat 0.61g 3%
- Cholesterol 0mg 0%
- Sodium 50.2mg 2%
- Potassium 72.87mg 2%
- Total Carbohydrates 4.28g 1%
- Fiber 0.61g 2%
- Sugar 1.46g
- Protein 1.56g 3%
- Calcium 1.87mg <1%
- Iron 7.09mg 39%
- Vitamin A 99.18IU 2%
- Vitamin C 0.57mg <1%
Shopping and Gear List
- Organic Raw Cashews by Food to Live (Non-GMO, Whole, Unsalted, Bulk) — 8 Ounces
- Frontier Ground Bottle, Chipotle, 2.15 Ounce
- McCormick Culinary Paprika, 18 oz
- Microplane 46116 Spice Grater-Rasp
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It’s not necessary to soak the cashews if you have a high speed blender like a Vitamix. I subbed ¼ cup water for ¼ cup red wine vinegar and it was great.
Thanks for the tip!