‘Real cooking is more about following your heart than following a recipe’
Mr B loves a sweet greens salad, it is to do with the great variety of vegetables, protein add-in’s but most of all the spicy cashew dressing. The company recently posted the recipe on their Instagram account, noting it had too many ingredients for anyone to actually make it at home. They also wrote some of the ingredients in code, like 3 tsp of umami, which I decided to interpret as mushroom powder. I changed a few other items, for example, using roasted sesame oil versus sesame oil and brown rice vinegar (as an ode to Chef Elliot from ICE) instead of rice wine vinegar. I also added a boat load more cilantro, because from an Ayurvedic perspective the more fresh herbs the better. The result is a creamy, flavourful sauce that can be used on just about anything. Mr. B approved.
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Ingredients
- 1.5 cups cashews, soaked
- 2 tbsp. crushed garlic
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- 2 tbsp. roasted sesame oil
- ¼ tsp. chilli flakes
- 3 tsp. mushroom powder
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ tsp. ginger powder
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 1/3 cup brown rice vinegar
- 1/3 cup EVOO (optional)
Method
- Soak the cashews in hot water for 30 mins-3 hours, drain and blend until they start to break down
- Add all other ingredients and blend till well combined and smooth
- Adjust to your own taste
