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!