Tamarind Cashew Dipping Sauce

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup cashews, chopped
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 3 teaspoons honey
• 6 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon tamarind pulp or 1/2 teaspoon tamarind juice
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted

Recipe

• 1 combine cashews, hoisin sauce, garlic, green onion, cayenne pepper and black pepper in a blender or food processor and mix until smooth.
• 2 in a small sauce pan add oil, honey, rice wine vinegar and tamarind pulp.
• 3 heat at medium for 1 minute.
• 4 stir until the tamarind pulp is completely dissolved.
• 5 add this to the cashew mixture and process until smooth.
• 6 pour into a serving bowl and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
• 7 refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.