Vegan Nachos with Cashew “Cheese”
Total Time
40 mins
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Rating
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Ingredients
2-4 servings
- Corn tortillas or tortilla chips
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1 lime, for squeezing
- 1 cup diced tomato
- ½ cup diced white onion
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- ½ jalapeño, chopped
- 2-3 scallions, chopped
- Black beans, as desired
- Sea salt
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 1¼ cups water, divided
- 2 tablespoons agar (flakes or powder)
- 1 tablespoon tahini
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ½ cup textured vegetable protein granules (TVP)
- ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground coriander
- Pinch garlic powder
- Pinch onion powder
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Preparation
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Slice the corn tortillas into quarters and spread them on a parchment-lined baking tray. Sprinkle with salt, drizzle with olive oil, and toast them in the oven until crispy. Alternatively, use tortilla chips.
Step 2
Make the cashew cheese: Soak the cashews in 1 cup water and set aside. Combine the agar and the remaining ¼ cup water in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring continuously, until the mixture thickens.
Step 3
Put the cashews and soaking water, tahini, garlic powder, onion powder, and lemon juice in a blender and puree. Add the agar mixture and blend for 3-5 minutes until the mixture starts to thicken. Salt to taste, and refrigerate the “cheese” while you assemble the rest of the nachos, allowing it to thicken while it rests.
Step 4
Make the taco "meat": Combine the TVP, ½ cup water, soy sauce, olive oil, cumin, coriander, garlic powder, and onion powder in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and let sit for 10 minutes.
Step 5
Make a quick guacamole by mashing the avocado with a squeeze of lime juice and a pinch of salt.
Step 6
In a small bowl, combine the chopped tomato, onion, cilantro, and jalapeño with a squeeze of lime to make a pico de gallo. Salt to taste. (Store-bought pico works here too.) Assemble the nachos with the corn tortillas, cashew cheese, taco meat, quick guacamole, pico, scallions, and black beans.
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Chef's notes
If fake meat isn’t your thing (I admit, I enjoy it occasionally), just leave it out and use what you like.
Feel free to put together your nachos however you like. I did black beans, pico, a quick guacamole, and "taco meat" made from soy granules.
