Creamy Oil-Free French Salad Dressing - Plant-Based Cooking

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup raw cashew (soaked overnight or in boiling water for 15 mins)
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar ((use more or less according to your taste))
• 1/2 cup water ((plus 2-3 tablespoons to thin))
• 2 large Medjool dates ((or 1 teaspoon date sugar))
• 1 small clove garlic (peeled and roughly chopped)
• 1/4 cup low-sodium tomato paste (use regular if you can't find low-sodium*)
• 1/4 tsp onion powder
• 1/8 tsp salt
• freshly ground black pepper to taste