Vegan Queso
Servings: 4
This creamy vegan queso is SO LUSCIOUS! It’s made with just three ingredients: cashews, green chiles, and taco spices.
Ingredients
1 cup cashews
1/2 cup water
4 ounce can diced green chiles (or less, to taste)
1 teaspoon taco seasoning (add a pinch of salt if it’s unsalted)
Instructions
Step 1.
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Blend on a high setting until you get a very smooth and creamy texture. Taste and adjust to how you like it.
Step 2.
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Use it as chip dip, a sauce for roasted vegetables, or just smother it on your tacos, burritos, and crunchwraps.
Notes
Some recipes I saw recommended soaking the cashews, but I found that I was able to get a really smooth and creamy result with NO soaking! And I’m all about the easy. If you have a good blender, in my experience, you don’t really need to soak them.
A high-speed blender (Blentec, Vitamix, Ninja, or similar) would be best here! If you don’t have one, I think it could still work, but A) you might get some nutty texture to your queso (not necessarily a bad thing, it still tastes great) or B) you might find a benefit to soaking the cashews.
Nutritional Value
Calories 162 per serve
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Total Fat 12.5g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 71.2mg
Total Carbohydrate 9.7g
Dietary Fiber 1.5g
Sugars 2.2g
Protein 5.2g
Vitamin A 0µg
Vitamin C 2mg