Nacho Cashew Cheese

I had a major craving for some nachos the other day! A woman I work with, Connie, suggested I try nacho cashew cheese and use a red bell pepper. The red bell pepper gives the cashew cheese a nice nacho looking color and adds just the right amount of sweetness.

Nacho Cashew Cheese

Ingredients

• 2 cups raw cashews
• 1 cup water
• 1 red bell pepper (diced)
• 3 cloves garlic (if you don't have garlic on hand use garlic powder or garlic salt to taste)
• 4 tbs nutritional yeast
• 1 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp of Mexican chili powder

Soak raw cashews for 1 - 2 hours in a bowl of water (not the 1 cup of water that you will use when blending) and drain.

Then place all the ingredients in a blender or food processor and mix til smooth (several minutes). Taste and add more salt or chilli powder to your liking.

Pour into a bowl and let sit a few minutes to thicken up a bit. Bake onto chips for nachos like I did, dip with veggies, spread onto bread for sandwiches, or whatever you'd like!

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