Vegan Queso

Jan 30, 2020| By JOI team

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Jan 30, 2020| By JOI team

Vegan Queso

Going vegan does not mean you have to give up some of life’s little pleasures—like silky smooth, decadent, savory queso. Our friend Chef Amber from plant-forward healthy eating advocates The Naked Bite has come up with a good one.

Your standard grocery store vegan cheese may be a divisive topic, but there’s nothing up for argument about the vegan queso Chef Amber has whipped up. Creamy JOI nutbase comes together with roasted red peppers (a sure-fire way to take any recipe up a notch) and rich spices to create a plant-based, gluten-free, vegan queso like no other. It’s hands down delicious, 100% whole-food, and entirely guilt free—not to mention a great addition to your next potluck, game day, girls’ night, or family dinner snack spread. Pro tip: it’s also great on tacos.

We suggest getting a second bag of tortilla chips—Vegan Queso made with JOI will go fast. Here’s the recipe:

Vegan Queso

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Ingredients

¼ Cup 2 TB JOI Cashew Base (it's ok to use JOI Almond if you're in a pinch :)
¼ cup filtered water
⅓ cup roasted peppers, drained
¼ cup nutritional (not Brewer's) yeast
2 TB lemon juice
2 cloves garlic (large)
1 medium scallion or large slice of red onion
1 TB olive oil
2 tsp smoked paprika or chipotle powder
1 tsp cumin
1 good pinch cayenne
salt to taste

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Directions

Place water, followed by all other ingredients, into a blender.
Blend on high for about 30 seconds, until very smooth and creamy.
Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary, and add a touch more water if you would like it to be thinner.
If you would like to serve it warm, blend a bit longer until some steam is escaping from the hole in the lid.
Eat with chips, over warmed black beans or as a sauce for tacos.

Note

To make a vegan "cheese" sauce, omit the cumin and chipotle and serve over pasta like a mac & cheese, or over steamed broccoli or cauliflower.

Nutritional yeast is a byproduct of the molasses brewing process. It is very high in B vitamins and has a cheesy flavor. You can find it the bulk and spice section of natural food stores, and online.

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