Name: Cashew Dressing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 0.5 cup cashew nuts; 0.333 cup water; 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast; 3.5 tablespoons soy sauce; 1.25 tablespoons honey; 2 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce; 3 tablespoons lime juice

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Cashew Dressing

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Instructions

Place cashews in a bowl and pour boiling water over them. Let them soak for 30 minutes.

Drain the cashews and place them in a blender along with water, nutritional yeast, soy sauce, honey, and chili. Squeeze the lime and add the juice to the other ingredients.

Blend all ingredients in a blender until you have a smooth, creamy, but liquid dressing. If the dressing is too thick, simply add a little more water

Taste the cashew dressing again before using and, if necessary, refine it with additional soy sauce (for more saltiness), lime juice or rice vinegar (for more acidity), honey (for more sweetness) or chipotle sauce/ sriracha (for more spiciness).

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Tips & Tricks (5)

Cashew Soaking Perfection 💧
Use filtered or boiled water for soaking to avoid chlorine taste, and reserve 1/2 cup of the soaking liquid to blend into your dressing for optimal creaminess without added water.
Chipotle Heat Calibration 🌶️
Start with one chipotle chile and add more gradually while blending, as heat intensifies when emulsified—you can always add more but cannot remove it.
Layered Flavor Building 🎯
Add soy sauce and lime juice last after blending the creamy base, then taste and adjust—this prevents the acidity from breaking the emulsion and allows precise seasoning control.
Nutritional Yeast Enhancement 🧈
Toast the nutritional yeast in a dry pan for 2-3 minutes before adding to intensify its umami depth and reduce any raw grain flavor for a more sophisticated taste.
Texture Stability Hack ✨
Add 1 tablespoon of aquafaba (chickpea liquid) or a dash of xanthan gum to the blender for superior creaminess that holds without separating over multiple days in the refrigerator.