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Ingredients
2 tablespoons raw apple cider vinegar or lemon juice
2 tablespoons tamarind pulp (soaked, pits removed)
½ cup raw honey
¼ cup olive oil
½ cup raw cashews
2/3 cup fresh cilantro
2 cloves garlic (peeled)
2 green onions or scallions
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon sea salt
1 pinch turmeric
Recipe Directions
1. Place all ingredients in the food processor and process until combined.
2. Keep refrigerated.
Crisyn's Thoughts
By Crisyn My girlfriend swears that her fiance asked her to marry him because of this sauce. Maybe you will have similar results. Maybe not. But I guarantee that you will find this sauce unbelievably tasty!
We use it for everything: as a dip, a dressing, a pasta sauce, etc. But our favorite way to use it is as a sauce for salad rolls.
Use a lettuce wrapper, load up the ripe avocado, sliced red peppers, julienned carrots, sun dried tomatoes, red onion, sprouts, etc., slather on a generous portion of this sauce, roll it all up and serve.
This sauce keeps well for about a week, so you can easily double or triple the recipe if you find you like it.
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juleskess
Jun 28, 2009
I Love this sauce! Listen all of you out there, you will be so happy that you tried this recipe. It is sweet and tangy and spicy all at the same time. It is like a tropical thicker pesto. This sauce has it all: cheap ingredients, easy to make, keeps for days, full of leafy greens, low fat, can be used on everything. I is very versatile. I cannot find decent cashews or raw honey where I live so I used chopped up dates and sunflower seeds instead and I left out the oil and it was still very good. I cannot rave enough. It is a great sauce to have around a raw fridge. Thank you!
DivineMissEm
Aug 20, 2010
This is super yum. I left out the nuts completely, used lime juice instead of acv and only used 1 tbsp of oil. I´m eating it now over some carrots, cucumbers and bok choy. I hope it´s like the original.. I can see how the cashews would make it super creamy and yummy but i´m trying to cut back!
Crisyn
Aug 19, 2009
This isn't really a creamy sauce or dip, at least not the way I make it :-) If you are trying to stay away from nuts, you could try the sunflower seed variation juleskess posted above. Or try a half recipe and just leave out the cashews, and maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised!
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DivineMissEm
Aug 20, 2010
This is super yum. I left out the nuts completely, used lime juice instead of acv and only used 1 tbsp of oil. I´m eating it now over some carrots, cucumbers and bok choy. I hope it´s like the original.. I can see how the cashews would make it super creamy and yummy but i´m trying to cut back!
artwings
Aug 06, 2010
yum, sounds good. And I love reading what everyone has tried with it!
lilmzmoyer@yahoo.com
Jun 14, 2010
OMG! I've died and gone to Heaven........well, okay but close! I remember my mom having a recipe when I grew up called "Better than Sex Cake" ....well, move over, look out! Cuz, this tops them all!!!! Oh My Gosh!!! My family can't get enough of it!!! No wonder your girlfriend's boyfriend married her!!! I would too!! ;) Thanks soooooo much for sharing!!! :)
bailaMariposa
Apr 08, 2010
This is the greatest! I barely even had all the ingredients and it was still yummy! When I was making it I kept, 'my word, what kind of concoction is this?' But it turned out great. It will definitely be a staple especially since it took about 5 minutes to make. Thanks!
Crisyn
Jan 21, 2010
Hi Rawlifestyle. If you soak tamarind in a little water, it will turn to mush. I just break off a piece, put it in a small bowl with just enough water to cover it, then leave it sit for a few minutes. Then I mush it around with a fork, then I make sure there are no pits or bits left. Then I take out 2 tbsp of the mush and add it to the blender. Hope this helps.
RawLifestyle
Dec 19, 2009
What do you mean by soaked? How much water per tablespoon/cup of tamarind pulp? Also, do you keep the soaked water or do us strain it and only use the pulp? Thanks!
Crisyn
Aug 19, 2009
This isn't really a creamy sauce or dip, at least not the way I make it :-) If you are trying to stay away from nuts, you could try the sunflower seed variation juleskess posted above. Or try a half recipe and just leave out the cashews, and maybe you'll be pleasantly surprised!
Crisyn
Jun 28, 2009
Juleskess, thanks for posting your variations. I think I will try it with sunflower seeds - yummy!
juleskess
Jun 28, 2009
Also, if you can't find tamarind, I'll bet a little mango puree with a little extra lemon juice would do the trick.
juleskess
Jun 28, 2009
I Love this sauce! Listen all of you out there, you will be so happy that you tried this recipe. It is sweet and tangy and spicy all at the same time. It is like a tropical thicker pesto. This sauce has it all: cheap ingredients, easy to make, keeps for days, full of leafy greens, low fat, can be used on everything. I is very versatile. I cannot find decent cashews or raw honey where I live so I used chopped up dates and sunflower seeds instead and I left out the oil and it was still very good. I cannot rave enough. It is a great sauce to have around a raw fridge. Thank you!
Anonymous
May 02, 2009
Crisyn is right about the asian markets - I've seen some today, while shopping. :)
Crisyn
Apr 28, 2009
You can usually find tamarind pulp in the ethnic foods section of better grocery stores. The one I buy is in the East Indian foods section and comes in a hard brick. I have also seen it as a puree in a pouch. You might also try Asian markets.
I have never tried it, but tamarind pulp has a similar texture to dates, so you might try pureed dates if you can't find the tamarind. Good luck!
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