Super flavorful this Vegan Queso Recipe will become your favorite creamy cheesy recipe. Filled with veggies and good-for-you fats enjoy over chips, baked potatoes, or with some veggies.
Course Appetizer, Sauce, Snack
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Vegan Queso, Vegan Queso Recipe
Prep Time 6 minutesminutes
Cook Time 10 minutesminutes
Servings 7
Calories 131kcal
Equipment
1 High speed blender I use a Vitamix
Ingredients
2mediumcarrotsabout 3/4 cup carrots chopped
2mediumpotatoabout 1 cup potatoes chopped
1clovegarlic
1/2cupcashewssoaked for 6 hours* see notes
1mediumpickle
2tbsppickled jalapenos
1tbsppickle juice
1tbsppickled jalapeno juice
1/2cupplant-based milk
1 tspmiso paste
1/2mediumjuice of lime
1/2tspgarlic powder
1/2tsponion powder
1/3cupnutritional yeast
1tspsaltmay add less or more. to taste after blending
1/4tsppepper
1/2cupsalsa
1tspcumin
Instructions
Chop the potatoes and carrots. Add the potatoes, carrots, and garlic to a saucepan with water and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Allow to boil for about 10 minutes or until soft.
2 medium carrots, 2 medium potato, 1 clove garlic
Add the pickle, jalapenos, pickle juice, jalapeno juice, juice of a lime, miso, garlic powder, onion powder, and nutritional yeast to your blender. Blend until smooth.
1 medium pickle, 2 tbsp pickled jalapenos, 1 tbsp pickle juice, 1 tbsp pickled jalapeno juice, 1 tsp miso paste, 1/2 medium juice of lime, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/3 cup nutritional yeast, 1 tsp cumin
Once the potatoes, carrots, and garlic are soft, drain them from the water. Add them to the blender. Add the cashews and plant milk. Blend until nice and smooth.
2 medium carrots, 2 medium potato, 1 clove garlic, 1/2 cup cashews, 1/2 cup plant-based milk
Season the cheese sauce with salt and pepper to taste. Blend to incorporate.
1/4 tsp pepper, 1 tsp salt
Add the salsa to the cheese sauce. Pulse to incorporate. You will still want some chunks of the salsa noticeable in the queso sauce.
1/2 cup salsa
Notes
*Cashews will come out creamier if they are soaked in water for 6 hours. You can also soak your cashews in boiling water for 30 minutes to help soften them.