Ingredients: 1/2 cup raw cashews 1 1/2 cups boiling water ( best to use starchy pasta- cooking water) 1 tsp fresh lemon juice 1-3 fresh garlic cloves, to taste 1 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp nutritional yeast Salt & pepper to taste

Blend all ingredients on high speed until creamy. Add more cashews for desired thickness .

Cashew nuts, native to South America, are actually seeds, found growing on the end of the cashew apple.

The cashew nut is packed with nutritional content. It has 5 grams of protein per ounce & high levels of the essential minerals iron, magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, copper & manganese . Cashew nuts do have a relatively high fat content, but it is considered the "good fat."