Dairy-Free Cashew Queso
featured in 6 Recipes You Can Make In A Food Processor
This dairy-free cashew queso is creamy, flavorful, and perfect for any vegan or lactose intolerant individual. With just a handful of ingredients, this queso is easy to whip up for a quick snack or party appetizer.
Tasty Team
May 04, 2023
72% would make again
Under 30 minutes
Under 30 minutes
Ingredients
for 3 cups
- 2 cups water (480 mL)
- 2 medium garlic cloves
- 1 ½ cups raw cashews (225 g)
- 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 ¼ teaspoons ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon chipotle powder
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder
- 1 ¼ teaspoons kosher salt, plus more to taste
- ½ cup canned diced tomatoes with green chiles (100 g)
- tortilla chip, for serving
Nutrition Info
- Calories 202
- Fat 14g
- Carbs 13g
- Fiber 19g
- Sugar 2g
- Protein 8g
Estimated values based on one serving size.
Preparation
- In a small saucepan, bring the water to a simmer over medium-high heat. Add the garlic cloves and blanch for 60 seconds. Remove the garlic, then remove the pot from the heat and reserve the hot water.
- To a the bowl of a food processor, add the cashews, blanched garlic cloves, nutritional yeast, cumin, chipotle powder, paprika, chili powder, and salt. Starting with 1¼ cups (300 g), add the reserved hot water. Blend on medium-high speed to combine. If the mixture looks too thick and isn’t blending well, add another ¼ cup (60 ml) of hot water and continue blending. Add more hot water, 1-2 tablespoons at a time, as needed until the mixture is smooth, silky, and spreadable.
- Transfer the queso to a serving bowl and fold in the diced tomatoes and green chiles.
- Serve with tortilla chips.
- Enjoy!
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