Raw Cashew Cheesy Kale Chips Recipe

Directions

Ingredients :

2 cups raw cashews

1 red bell pepper, roughly chopped

¼ cup roughly chopped onion

1 lemon, juiced

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded (Optional)

2 cloves garlic

¾ cup water, or more as needed

½ cup nutritional yeast

1 teaspoon paprika

1 teaspoon ground turmeric (Optional)

1 teaspoon dried mustard (Optional)

½ teaspoon sea salt

½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

2 bunches curly kale, stemmed

Methods :

Step 1

Place cashews in a bowl. Cover with water; let soak for at least 1 hour. Drain and rinse.

Step 2

Transfer cashews to a blender; blend until finely chopped, scraping the sides of the bowl periodically. Add red bell pepper, onion, lemon juice, jalapeno pepper, and garlic; blend until well chopped. Scrape the sides of the bowl; add 3/4 cup water, nutritional yeast, paprika, turmeric, mustard, salt, and pepper. Blend until smooth, adding more water if necessary.

Step 3

Combine cashew mixture and kale in a large bowl; scrunch kale with your hands until evenly coated with cashew mixture. Spread in a single layer on an unlined dehydrator tray.

Step 4

Dehydrate kale at 105 degrees F (41 degrees C) until crisp, about 8 hours.