Endive with Carrots and Cashew Cream

Ingredients

1 cup
raw cashews
6
sundried tomatoes (in oil or dried and reconstituted)
1 clove
garlic
2 tablespoons
lemon juice (or to taste)
1⁄4 teaspoon
cumin
1⁄4 teaspoon
salt
1
olive oil
1 cup
grated carrots
1⁄4 cup
chopped parsley (for garnish)
2
endives (separated and washed)
2
scallions (minced; optional for garnish)
 
hot sauce (optional for garnish)

Instructions

Soak the cashews for at least two hours in warm water to cover. Set aside soaking water. Process until creamy then add sundried tomatoes, garlic, lemon juice, cumin, salt, and olive oil. Use just enough of the soaking water (or oil) from the tomatoes to get a thick consistency, like hummus. Fold in the grated carrots.

Spoon out the mixture into endive leaves and garnish with parsley and, if using them, the scallions and a dot of hot sauce.  (Recipeā™¦395)

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