Versatile No Oil Spinach-Flax Pesto or Pizza Base
Ingredients:
2 cups packed fresh spinach
¾ cup walnuts
3 tablespoons flaxseeds, preferably golden
1/3 cup water
Category: Sauces & Gravies
Homemade Barbecue Sauce
Ingredients:
1 large onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 tablespoons virgin, cold-pressed olive oil
½ teaspoon basil
Delicious Cashew Cheese
Ingredients:
1 cup raw cashew nuts, washed
1 cup hot water
1/3 cup nutritional yeast flakes
1/3 cup pimentos
Simple Cheese Sauce
Ingredients:
1 cup raw cashew nuts
2 cups water
½ large or 1 small red bell pepper (or ¼ cup canned pimentos or red peppers)
1 ½ teaspoons salt
Tahini Tomato Gravy
Ingredients:
Onion(s) dice or slice as desired, amount as desired
1 24-oz can pureed tomatoes
1 – 2 tablespoons of tahini, more if desired
2 – 3 tablespoons cornstarch
Cranberry Sauce
Ingredients:
1 ¼ cups dried cranberries
1 cup fresh orange juice
1 tsp orange zest
2 medjool dates
Basic Cream Sauce
Pay special attention to steps 1 and 2—this is the key to blending a sauce with an authentic look and feel. Many cooks fail here—they don’t blend the mixture long enough. The result is a somewhat gritty or grainy texture. Blend nuts with a small amount of water—enough to submerge them. A thicker mixture results and will become smooth more quickly. Then add the rest of the water in the recipe. This is why, in many of our recipes, some water is added while blending and then more is added later.
Simple Gravy
Ingredients:
1 cup raw cashew nuts
½ teaspoon salt (or more to taste)
2 teaspoons onion powder
Sweet and Sour Tomato Sauce
3 cups pineapple juice
14-ounce can diced tomatoes or stewed tomatoes
1/2 cup tomato paste or puree
1-2 tablespoons honey (optional)