Vegan Nacho Cheese Sauce · Dressings & Sauces · Outpost Natural Foods

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup red palm oil
• 1 small onion, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1/2–1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
• 1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, chopped
• 1 teaspoon chipotle pepper adobo sauce
• 4 ounces cauliflower florets (about 1 cup), lightly boiled for 8 minutes
• 4 ounces roasted, no salt cashews (about 1 cup)
• 1/2 cup water (plus more at the end)
• 1/2 cup coconut milk
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 4 teaspoons pickling liquid from a jar of pickled jalapeño peppers
• 4 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)