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Garlic Alfredo Sauce

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Whole, roasted, blended into sauces and made into artisanal plant cheese - cashews are at the center of my diet.
Course Sauces

Ingredients

  • 2 cups soaked cashews *
  • 4-5 garlic cloves
  • 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp pepper
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1.5 cups water
  • 1.5 tbsp onion powder

Instructions

  • Blend all ingredients together, until creamy smooth
  • Serve warm

Notes

Soaking raw cashews helps remove a bit of the phytic acid, which in turn - increases the nutrition and digestibility of cashews. Not to mention, it makes for a very creamy cashew. There are a few methods to soaking cashews.  Here I used the overnight soak method. 
How to soak cashews overnight:
In a large bowl add your cashews and filtered water (1:3 ratio cashew to water). Cover the bowl and place in fridge for 8 hours, overnight. Drain them, store until you use that day in an airtight container - or start using right away!
 When heating this sauce in your pan, you may need to add a splash of water, since the heating process releases some moisture