Healthy 'No Cook' Queso

Emily Moss • February 14, 2023

Healthy 'No Cook' Queso

This to die for queso dip is made from scratch, made with whole foods in your blender processed until creamy + luxuriously silky. No cook, super delicious, quick, easy to make, healthy, dairy-free, gluten-free.

It's made with a base of raw cashews blended together with a thick jarred tomato sauce, nutritional yeast, garlic, onion powder + a touch of smoked paprika blended together until creamy smooth. Season to taste with salt + pepper. Start dipping your favorite things.

Ingredients:
1 cup raw cashews
3/4 cup hot water
1/3 cup jarred marinara
2 tbsp nutritional yeast
1.5 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp smoked paprika + more to taste
1 large clove garlic
1 tsp sea salt + black pepper to taste
1/2 tsp chili powder for spiciness

Instructions:
Add the water, marinara, onion powder, garlic, nutritional yeast, smoked paprika, salt + cashews into your Vitamix blender in that order. Process on the smoothie setting for one full cycle until smooth + lusciously creamy.

Serve it in a bowl or drizzle it over nachos, tacos, veggie burgers, dip your chips, veggies, literally anything - refrigerate up to one week if you have any leftovers.

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Emily

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