Plant-Based Nacho Cheese Sauce

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2 cups

frozen cauliflower florets (- fresh is also okay – but more work!)

1 cup

baby carrots (or chopped carrots – but again, more work!)

1/2 cup

turnip (peeled, chopped)

1/3 cup

raw cashews

water (– enough to cover veggies in saucepan)

1 cup

almond milk (preferably unsweetened (or 3/4 cups rice milk))

1/4 cup

nutritional yeast

1 1/8 tsp

granulated garlic (or garlic powder)

1 tsp

fine sea salt

1/2 tsp

paprika

1/2 tsp

chili powder (- adjust to taste)

1/4 tsp

ground mustard powder

1/4 tsp

cumin

1/8 tsp

onion powder

1/8 tsp

crushed red pepper flakes

1/8 tsp

oregano

1/8 tsp

black pepper