Cashew Cream

This Cashew Cream is the perfect base for sauces and dips. You can add it into tomato soup, use it for carbonara, or a creamy mushroom sauce.

This is a very basic cashew cream recipe that I use for various dishes like Spaghetti Carbonara, as a dressing or dip, a spoonful into creamy tomato soup, etc.

I really love how easy it is to make this cashew cream. Soak the cashews, then just dump all the ingredients in the blender. Blend. Done. It couldn’t be any easier.

Depending on what you want to do with it, you can also add garlic (start with 1 clove and work your way up) or herbs like cilantro, basil or parsley.

You can make it thicker or thinner by adding more or less water. Also, you can always add more water when cooking if it thickens up too much.

A few months ago, I bought a blender with a smaller container to make sauces, and it’s doing a great job for this recipe. If you’re using a blender with regular-sized containers, you might have to double the recipe (just to keep that in mind). 

How to make Cashew Cream

The ingredients

You will need: 

• raw, unsalted cashews
• lemon juice
• salt
• water

The basic steps

Step 1: Soak the cashews in water overnight. Rinse. Drain.

Step 2: Add all the ingredients in a blender. 

Step 3: Blend until smooth. Done and done!

You can use the cashew cream immediately, or store it in the fridge (air-tight jar!) for up to 4 days.

Uses for this Cashew Cream

• Spaghetti Carbonara
• add a spoonful into creamy tomato soup
• creamy vegan mushroom pasta (swap the soya cuisine with this cashew cream)
• salad dressing
• use as a dip

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Cheers, Bianca