Accidental raw thousand island dip
Sometimes if you don’t follow a recipe to the T, you will get a very different result. Today’s recipe is called an accidental thousand island dip because it was meant to be a “cheesy cheddar cheese” spread.
I took the recipe from a raw blog whose name I’ve forgotten. Although the ingredients were pretty much the same, I think changing the proportions just made it an entirely different animal altogether.
It was meant to look more orange but it turned out beige like thousand island dressing — I think it was because I didn’t use one whole red bell pepper, threw in fresh onion instead of onion powder, replaced tahini with sesame seeds and substituted cashews with macadamias. Also, I added a bit too much water. But you know what? It tasted great. In fact, this is one of the best macadamia nut cheeses I ever made.
In a blender:
¼ red bell pepper
1 cup macadamias
½ cup water
1 tbs sesame seeds
½ hemp seeds
2 tbs nutritional yeast
2 tbs chopped white onion
1 clove garlic
Juice of half a lemon
Sea salt to taste
This looks really creamy and yummy! Sometimes those kitchen accidents turn out very well