Here’s a roundup of some of my recipes that are great for Cinco de Mayo: Refried (oil-free) Beans, Whole Pintos, 5-Minute Cheese Sauce, Unprocessed Cheese Sauce, 5-Minute Restaurant Style Salsa, Baked Corn Chips + Tostada Shells.
You can use each of these components to make a wide variety of dishes. Ideas: nachos, enchiladas, tostadas, burritos, taco salad, etc.
All of these recipes are Whole Food Plant-Based and oil-free.
Enjoy!
Vegan Unprocessed Cheese Sauce
Ingredients
Method
- Boil potato, carrot and onion together until soft, 10-15 minutes. You may need more water to cover.
- To a blender add silken tofu, nutritional yeast flakes, lemon juice, salt, onion granuals, and garlic granuals.
- Using a slotted spoon, add cooked carrot, onion and potato to blender with other ingredients. Pour in about half of the water.
- Pureé on highest setting until velvety smooth, adding more cooking water as needed. Scrape down sides if needed a few times.
- Taste, and adjust for salt. You can also add more lemon juice. Adding 1 TB brown mustard OR 1 TB miso is nice and changes the flavor profile, so add those if you like. The texture of this is great, and really mimics a “Processed” Cheese Sauce, but with healthy ingredients. Enjoy! 🙂
How to Make Oil-Free Baked Tortilla Chips:
Directions: I buy big bags of Guerrero corn tortillas, each tortilla is only 3 cents each! To make: Cut tortillas with kitchen scissors, spray with water, sprinkle with salt. (The water makes them crispier.) Bake at 350 for about 10 minutes, turning once. Watch carefully, as they can burn fast.
How to Make Oil-Free Baked Tostada Shells:
Same as chips above, although I don’t spray with water and you may not need to turn them.
