Creamy Dairy Free Cashew Alfredo Sauce

SEE RECIPE NOTES PRIOR TO MAKING Creamy Dairy Free Cashew Alfredo Sauce

Creamy Vegan Cashew Alfredosauce is To.Die.For.

Seriously folks, when my friend Nancy and I first made this Creamy Dairy Free Cashew Alfredo Sauce we just wanted to eat the whole batch of sauce right there with a spoon.  My husband Phil loves it..so if Phil loves it anyone will!

Health Bonus!

Interesting article on Cashews and colon cancer patients…this was the only type of cancer studied…but why not everyone else?

https://meyercancer.weill.cornell.edu/news/2017-05-17/can-cashews-keep-colon-cancer-patients-alive

Zoodles Alfredo

• Spiralize Zucchini (you could also grate or slice if you don’t have a spiralizer)
• Saute zucchini, mushrooms or any other veggies you want to add.
• Add fresh cherry tomatoes or sun dried tomatoes.
• Top with fresh basil
• Enjoy!

This Creamy Dairy Free Cashew Alfredo Sauce is a beneficial fat, and very versatile and freezes well. You can use it as an alfredo or you can thin it out and use it for a cream-based soup such as Chicken Korma or Creamy Broccoli or Cauliflower soup. It would also make a good Mac and Cheese with gluten free pasta. It’s also the base for your beef stroganoff.

This recipe could be used as the sauce for Dairy Free Beef Stroganoff

• Sautee Grass Fed Beef in Coconut Oil or a high quality olive oil.
• Add these spices to the Creamy Dairy Free Cashew Alfredo Sauce:
• fresh thyme
• pinch nutmeg grated
• ground paprika
• cayenne pepper
• Add the spices and Simmer sauce on low heat, add coconut milk or broth to thin.

This recipe could be used for Chicken Korma

• 1/2 tsp Cardamom, ground
• 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
• 2 tsp Yellow Curry powder
• 3/4 tsp Garam masala
• 1/4 tsp Nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp Red chili powder (makes it spicy)
• 1 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Turmeric

  ADD: Veggies such as carrots, peas, broccoli, cauliflower

  Chunks of COOKED free range organic chicken breast

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  Use for Dairy Free Mac & Cheese

  Use gluten free noodles or organic noodles if you don’t need to be gluten free.

• Cook Gluten Free Noodles
• Thin Creamy Dairy Free Cashew Alfredo Sauce with coconut milk to desired consistency.
• Top with gluten free bread crumbs.
• Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

How About Zucchini Avocado Eggs Benedict (one of my favs)

• Sauté sliced or shredded zucchini
• Top with mashed avocado
• Top with slice of fresh tomato
• Top with egg cooked your way – use pastured organic eggs
• Top with Creamy Dairy Free Cashew Alfredo Sauce

Cashew Creamy Gravy & Mashed Potatoes

For gravy

• Eliminate Nutritional Yeast from Creamy Dairy Free Cashew Alfredo Sauce
• You can substitute Organic Beef Better Than Bouillon or Vegetarian Better Than Boullion
• Serve over organic mashed potatoes mashed with organic butter and organic whole cream for Keto.

Really Yummy Curry Sauce – Do It Yourself Yumm Bowl

One of my favorite bowls

To Make Really Yummy Curry Sauce

Use the original Cashew Curry Recipe and add:

• 1 1/2 teaspoons organic yellow curry sauce
• 1 teaspoon dry oregano or 1 Tablespoon fresh oregano
• 1 teaspoon dry cilantro or coriander – or 1 Tablespoon fresh cilantro

Build Your Really Yummy Bowl

Layers (layer in this order quinoa first, then work your way down) make it look pretty!

Smile at your food!

• 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
• Angel Hair shredded cabbage
• shredded carrots
• Sliced cucumbers
• Sliced avocado
• Chopped tomato or cherry tomato
• 1/2 cup black beans
• 1 Tablespoon black olives

Top with

• 2 Tablespoons Really Yummy Curry Sauce
• Pico de gallo or salsa
• Chopped cilantro
• Chopped green onions

The Possibilities are Limitless

Substitute this Creamy Dairy Free Cashew Alfredo Sauce for any creamy cheese sauce in your recipes.

Thank you Vegan 8 for this great recipe!  Some of the ingredients have been changed and Adapted, however this recipe is originally from http://thevegan8.com/2013/12/28/vegan-garlic-alfredo-sauce

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Creamy Dairy Free Cashew Alfredo Sauce

SEE NOTES PRIOR TO MAKING. This sauce is a beneficial fat, and very versatile and freezes well. You can use it as an alfredo or you can thin it out and use it for a cream-based soup such as Chicken Korma or Creamy Broccoli or Cauliflower soup. It would also make a good Mac and Cheese with gluten free pasta. It’s also the base for your beef stroganoff.http://thevegan8.com/2013/12/28/vegan-garlic-alfredo-sauce Some of the ingredients have been changed and Adapted, however this recipe is from

Prep Time15 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time12 hours hrs 25 minutes mins

Servings: 4 people

Calories:

Ingredients

• 1 medium organic sweet yellow onion chopped
• 1-2 cups water filtered
• 3 teaspoons Organic Chicken Better Than Bouillon
• 1/2 teaspoon fine pink Himalayan salt
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 4 extra large garlic cloves minced
• 1/2 cup unsalted raw cashews Soak in water overnight
• 1-2 tablespoons real lemon juice
• 1/4 cup Sari nutritional yeast or more to taste

Instructions

• Soak the cashews in water overnight. This is extremely important to a creamy sauce., Drain the cashews before blending.
• Cook the onion and 1 cup of broth over medium heat for about 8 minutes until onion is very tender (cover pan and watch so the broth doesn’t boil away before the onion is cooked. You want to be able to mash it with a fork.) Add the garlic cloves, continue cooking until all the garlic is mashable. Add broth as needed, so it doesn’t burn but the broth should be cooked out…no more liquid, just a “mashable” cooked onion and garlic.
• Put onion & garlic in high speed blender or magic bullet.
• Add ½ cup broth and cashews, lemon juice and nutritional yeast.
• Blend on high until very creamy.
• Add more broth to desired consistency and salt and red pepper or white pepper to taste. If you are making a soup thin with more broth or coconut oil to soup consistency.
• Sauce will thicken in fridge or freezer. .
• Thin to desired consistency with broth or coconut milk. Thicker for an Alfredo sauce, Beef Stroganoff sauce or Mac & Cheese sauce. Thinner for soup.

Notes

Excellent diary free cheese sauce substitute.

Only buy Sari brand nutritional yeast. It is a natural product and full of nutrients; which is why it is more expensive. Order from Amazon for best price. https://amzn.to/2CHBIXA

Better Than Bouillon Organic Chicken base does not have MSG and is Gluten Free Does Organic Better Than Bouillon have MSG? https://www.foodrenegade.com/decoding-labels-better-than-bouillon/ “Better Than Bouillon concentrated bases are made from meat, poultry, seafood and vegetables. This gives them a richer, more robust flavor than ordinary bouillons. No added MSG, low or no fat, lower sodium: Better Than Bouillon bases have 1/3 less salt than ordinary bouillons.”

Notes from original recipe creator:

It is not recommended to sub or eliminate any of these ingredients, as I cannot vouch for the results if any are changed. The lemon juice is crucial, as it eliminates any cashew flavor.

Also, if you don't have a high-powered blender like a Vitamix, it is crucial to pre-soak the cashews so they soften and the sauce ends up smooth and creamy, and not gritty. Drain them and rinse after soaking.