- 1 cup raw Cashewssoaked for up to 4 hours and drained
- ¼ cup Waterplus more, if needed
- 1/2 tsp Sea salt
- 1½ tbsp fresh Lemon juice
- 3 tbsp Nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp Turmeric
- 14 oz can Diced tomatoeswith green chilis
Dairy-Free Vegan Queso Dip
This Dairy-Free Vegan Queso Dip is a healthy Cinco de Mayo recipe that I always make for our annual party to celebrate the Mexican holiday. It is so delicious that non-vegans can’t tell that there is no queso in the dip! The secret ingredient is nutritional yeast. I am so happy to share it with you today.
Start by blending cashew nuts, water, sea salt, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, turmeric and the liquid from a can of tomatoes with chiles. Mix the tomatoes through the queso dip and heat gently in a saucepan over low heat or a small crockpot. Serve with baked tortilla chips or assorted sliced vegetables.
To make this Dairy-Free Vegan Queso Dip, you will need the following ingredients:
Steps to make Dairy-Free Vegan Queso Dip
1 | Place ingredients in a food processor | 1 |
Blend 1 cup of raw cashews, ¼ cup of water, 1 teaspoon of sea salt, 1½ tablespoons of fresh lemon juice, 3 tablespoons of nutritional yeast, ½ a teaspoon of turmeric and the liquid from the can of diced tomatoes and green chilis. | ||
2 | Blend | 5 |
Blend the cashew mixture until you have a smooth and creamy cheese-like sauce. You may need to add more water to achieve the desired consistency. | ||
3 | Mix with tomatoes | 1 |
Transfer the “queso” mixture to a large bowl and blend the diced tomatoes with green chilis. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. | ||
4 | Heat gently | 2 |
Warm the queso dip gently over low heat in a saucepan or a small crockpot. | ||
5 | Serve | |
Serve with an assortment of baked tortilla chips and fresh sliced veggies. | ||
Recipe Reviews
What exactly is nutritional yeast and where can I buy it?
Tasty and perfect for some nacho chips plus it's vegan so that's even better!
My kids aren't a huge fan cause it doesn't taste like normal queso dip but its good.
So sadly I'm not vegan but I stumbled upon this and used it are sauce for my mozzarella sticks.
Lactose free queso dip is all I've ever wanted...thank you.
So sadly I'm not vegan but I stumbled upon this and used it are sauce for my mozzarella sticks.
Tasty and perfect for some nacho chips plus it's vegan so that's even better!
Delicious loved this queso dip.
Lactose free queso dip is all I've ever wanted...thank you.
Looks good thanks Dasha for sharing it with us.
Good recipe and fast to make would recommend and will be making it again for sure.
What exactly is nutritional yeast and where can I buy it?
Looove this I made it to dip my french fries in its literally one of my favorite dips out there.
Looove this I made it to dip my french fries in its literally one of my favorite dips out there.
My kids aren't a huge fan cause it doesn't taste like normal queso dip but its good.
Not really spicy but you can make it spicy if you add in a some drops of hot sauce.
Needed a little bit more lemon juice and salt other than that it was good and you can mix whatever else you want in to it and it will combine perfectly with just about everything.
Not really spicy but you can make it spicy if you add in a some drops of hot sauce.
Well done! Thanks for sharing!
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