I found an orange when I was cleaning out my refrigerator last week (that’s how I stumbled upon mushrooms and whipped up a gravy) and kept it on the counter as I made beans, porridge and chili.
Finally I spied a big container of raw cashews and I knew what to do with the orange!
JL’s Cashew-Almond-Orange Dressing
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More intuitive (un)cooking! Use as much or little of each ingredient…it’s your dressing!
Ingredients
- Handful of cashews, soaked for 20 – 30 minutes
- Handful of almonds, soaked with cashews
- 2-3 T sesame seeds
- Clove of garlic
- Juice of one orange
- Agave, to taste
- Iodized sea salt, to taste
- Filtered water, to desired consistency
Instructions
- Drain almonds and cashews and toss them into a high-speed blender with all other ingredients (except water).
- Blend, adding water to desired consistency.
- Taste to determine if you want more agave or sea salt.
- Enjoy!
Now that it’s getting colder I really do like to have something warm with a meal and I’m trying to eat 50/50 raw at each meal. I enjoyed a small bowl of red bean chili (I mixed in some cooked red quinoa) with my salad.
Why the boring plastic serving bowls? Because this is real life, people, and I took pictures in the cafeteria on campus, where I enjoyed my lunch.
I absolutely love this dressing. It clung to the veggies and was a nice sweet balance to my spicy chili. A new staple to keep in the fridge!
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Sounds delicious! I love how you come up with so many new things lately!
Thank you, Sara! I’ve had more time on the weekend to play in the kitchen. I’m enjoying it!
Yum! I wuv orange flavored dressings!
hmmmmm yum yum Looks like some creamy deliciousness! I’m on it like white on rice!
Always so creative with the recipes JL!! Thank you!!
Thank you, Sharon!
That dressing really look interesting and delicious. Chili looks delicious too.
Thanks, Suzi! That was a really simple stovetop chili. Stewed tomatoes, veggie stock, red beans (cooked in the pressure cooker) and half a bag of Trader Joe’s frozen root veggies!
Now that’s a dressing! It looks so creamy and yummy. I love the addition of orange.
Thanks, Maggie. I was really surprised by the creaminess!
love the idea of orange almond cashew… and the phrase ‘intuitive (un)cooking! and I’m happy to know that I am not the only one who finds inspiration from the hidden ingredients in the fridge!
Inspiration / desperation works!
I’m so lost when it comes to creating my own dressings. Thanks for the head start!