A smooth, creamy and perfect veggie dip and spread for your next picnic. This chives & garlic dip has an onion and garlic flavor that the whole crowd will love!
Be sure your cashews have soaked for several hours, or ideally overnight. The longer they soak, the creamier your spread will be. After soaking, drain and rinse the cashews.
To the bowl of a food processor, add the soaked cashews, vinegar, salt, onion powder, soy milk, garlic and soy milk. Start to process to break up the cashews. You'll need to stop a few times and scrape down the sides to keep the mixture moving.
Add more soy milk 1 tablespoon at a time until the mixture comes together into a smooth spread. Be patient as this will take 5 to 10 minutes.
Once its smooth, transfer to a mixing bowl and add the carrots, peppers, green onions and chives. Stir to combine.
Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
Transfer the mixture to an airtight container and store in the fridge. You can eat it right away, buts its better cold.
Garnish with chives.
Notes
If you're limited on time to soak the cashews, place them in a bowl and pour boiling water over them. Let sit for 15 minutes. You can make this with roasted/salted cashews, although the texture with not be as smooth and creamy as compared to using raw/soaked cashews.Add a few tablespoons of nutritional yeast to give it a cheesy flavor!