Creamy Shishito Pepper Dipping Sauce Recipe

This Shishito Pepper Dipping Sauce Is

• Creamy
• Flavorful
• Smooth
• Tangy
• Vibrant
• High Protein
• Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Egg Free

What’s In This Sauce for Shishito Peppers?

See the recipe card below for full ingredient amounts and recipe instructions!

• Cashews: I love raw unsalted cashews in this recipe – there’s no need to get roasted nuts, as the raw cashews make the perfect creamy addition to this recipe.
• Whole Grain Mustard – for a really nice flavor and texture. Using a really good mustard makes all the difference, so don’t use the basic yellow stuff for this recipe.
• Garlic or Garlic Powder: Also a major pantry staple ingredient that gets used in our house daily! I love this garlic powder and add it to a lot of recipes that I would use fresh garlic in too.
• Fresh Lemon Juice
• Sea salt and black pepper
• Water

Blending Sauces

I made this creamy pepper dipping sauce recipe in my blender, or you can use a food processor instead.

I recommend using a good-quality high speed blender for this recipe. I have a fantastic Vitamix blender, which I have been using for years, and it gets daily use in our home.

Choose a blender that has a lot of power, and can pulverize even the toughest of ingredients. My blender can chop ice, dates, frozen fruits, make soups, and even blend nuts into homemade nut butter. Using a good high-speed blender will make perfectly creamy smoothies and sauces every time!

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Shishito Pepper Dipping Sauce

Kelly Jensen

This creamy shishito pepper dipping sauce recipe is a the perfect addition to your blistered peppers. A thick and creamy dairy free sauce that has cashews, lemon juice, and garlic. This sauce is ready in 5 minutes, and brings serious flavor!  Just get your blender and ingredients out, and you have an amazing plant-based creamy sauce in no time.

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Condiment, Dip

Cuisine American

Servings 12 tablespoons

Calories 61 kcal

Equipment

• Blender
• Ramekin for serving

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup cashews raw and unsalted *See Note below for substitution
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 lemon juiced, about 2 tablespoon
• 1 tablespoon whole grain mustard or Dijon
• 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
• 1/3 cup cold water plus 2 tablespoons extra if needed
• freshly ground black pepper optional garnish

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Instructions

 

• Soak cashews in boiling water for 15 minutes. Drain and rinse.
• Add all of the ingredients to a blender, and blend well to combine, for about 1 to 2 minutes.
• Transfer sauce to a serving bowl, and top with black pepper for an optional garnish.
• Store in the refrigerator in a sealed container for 2 days.

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Notes

Substitutions for Cashews

• If you don’t have raw unsalted cashews on hand, you can use 1 cup of mayonnaise. Follow the recipe but omit the water, and blend all the ingredients together for a delicious sauce.
• Alternatively, you could use sour cream.

Nutrition

Calories: 61kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gSodium: 64mgPotassium: 76mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 5mgIron: 1mg

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