Dairy-Free Jalapeno-Artichoke Dip
Posted September 2023
I love a good cream cheese-based spread on crackers. I have been experimenting to create a dairy-free substitute and I think the recipe is finally ready. This spread is good on toast, crackers, or as a dip for sturdy chips. It’s a little thick for the more fragile chips. Nutritional yeast is not the same as baking yeast. Nutritional yeast comes in dried flakes and can be found in natural food stores. October 2023: I made a few tweaks that I think make this even better. See the changes in red font.
Soak 2 cups of unsalted cashew pieces in 3 cups of water for about two hours and then drain.
Using a food processor or blender, blend until smooth:
Posted September 2023
I love a good cream cheese-based spread on crackers. I have been experimenting to create a dairy-free substitute and I think the recipe is finally ready. This spread is good on toast, crackers, or as a dip for sturdy chips. It’s a little thick for the more fragile chips. Nutritional yeast is not the same as baking yeast. Nutritional yeast comes in dried flakes and can be found in natural food stores. October 2023: I made a few tweaks that I think make this even better. See the changes in red font.
Soak 2 cups of unsalted cashew pieces in 3 cups of water for about two hours and then drain.
Using a food processor or blender, blend until smooth:
- the soaked and drained cashew pieces
- 1 teaspoon salt (adjust to taste at the end)
- 1 teaspoon garlic pepper (mixture of black pepper and small dehydrated garlic pieces)
- 4 tablespoons lemon juice
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons dry nutritional yeast use 3 teaspoons
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce (or leave this out and increase the tamari soy sauce amount by ½ teaspoon)
- 1 ½ teaspoons low sodium gluten free tamari soy sauce
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- ¾ cup finely chopped sweet yellow onion
- 3 diced jalapeno peppers with seeds removed (adjust amount depending on how large and hot the jalapenos are) we like it better with four jalapeno peppers
- ¾ cup chopped marinated artichoke hearts (the jar I buy has the artichoke hearts marinated in a mixture that includes vinegar, oil, and various spices)