Roasted Garlic & Dill Cashew Sauce

I’m always down for a new sauce. This roasted garlic and dill sauce is so good with sweet potato fries, crackers, veggies, as a potato salad dressing, a pasta sauce, or a sandwich spread.

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup cashews, softened*
  • 1 head of garlic
  • Olive oil
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp tahini
  • 1/4 cup roughly chopped dill
  • 1/2 tsp salt, to taste
  • fresh ground pepper

Instructions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 400F. Roast garlic by chopping the top of the head off to expose the cloves. Place garlic on a square of foil and drizzle oil over top. Wrap the garlic in the foil and place in the oven for about 35 minutes or until very soft. Remove from the oven and allow it to cool before squeezing out the cloves into a blender.
  2. Add all ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth. Taste and add salt if needed, or more lemon juice for brightness.
  3. Serve with sweet potato fries, crackers, veggies, as a pasta sauce, or as a sandwich spread.

Notes:

*soften cashews either by soaking over night or placing in hot water for 30 minutes



Vegan Dumpling Dipping Sauce

This dipping sauce is sweet, sour, and delicious. It’s super simple, too – you probably have most, if not all, of the ingredients in your kitchen already. Hurray!

I especially love this sauce with pan-fried tofu and vegetable dumplings, but it’s good on rice and with spring rolls as well.

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Ooooh

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I’ve called for garlic and ginger powder, but definitely try it out with fresh minced garlic and grated ginger if you have them!

This make enough sauce for 15-20 dumplings, so double it if you’re in need of more.

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Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/4 tsp agave
  • 1/4 tsp sesame oil
  • a pinch of garlic powder
  • a pinch of ginger powder
  • 1/4 tsp sesame seeds
  • sliced green onion (optional)

Instructions:

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients.
  2. Top with the chopped green onions.
  3. Get to dippin’ and enjoy!

Notes:

If you’d like to make this a spicy vegan asian dipping sauce, go ahead and stir in a pinch or red pepper flakes or a squirt of sriracha!