Name: Cheese Sauce
Prep time: 7 min
Cook time: 13 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1½ cups finely diced russet potatoes (about 1 medium potato); ¼ cup finely diced red bell pepper; ½ small yellow onion, diced; 2 Tbsp raw cashews; 2 Tbsp tahini; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast; 2 Tbsp arrowroot powder; 1 tsp sea salt (optional), or to taste

By The China Study Family Cookbook

This versatile recipe can be used in nachos, mac and cheese, or even a grilled cheese sandwich.

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Prep time: 7 minutes

Cook time: 13 minutes

Total time: 20 minutes

Yield: 2½ cups

What You'll Need

1½ cups finely diced russet potatoes (about 1 medium potato)

¼ cup finely diced red bell pepper

½ small yellow onion, diced

2 Tbsp raw cashews

2 Tbsp tahini

1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

2 Tbsp nutritional yeast

2 Tbsp arrowroot powder

1 tsp sea salt (optional), or to taste

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How to Make It

1 Combine the potato, bell pepper, onion, and cashews in a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring the water to a boil over high heat, reduce the heat to medium, and cook until the potatoes are very tender, about 10 minutes. Drain the vegetables, reserving 3/4 cup of the cooking water.

2 Combine the potato mixture, reserved cooking water, tahini, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, arrowroot powder, and sea salt in a blender. Process on high until everything is smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes.

3 Store the sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Makes about 2½ cups.

Cooking Tips

The secret to a creamy cheese sauce is in making sure the potatoes are well cooked (they should be very tender when poked with a fork), and then pureeing the potato mixture for several minutes to break down the starch in the potatoes.

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