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.
1/3cupcold waterplus 2 tablespoons extra if needed
freshly ground black pepperoptional 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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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.