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Vegan Welsh Rarebit - toast with butternut squash "cheese" sauce
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 10 minutes
Total: 20 minutes

Vegan Welsh Rarebit (Butternut Squash "Cheese" Sauce on Toast)

Butternut squash and cashews form the simple creamy base of this surprisingly cheesy "cheese" sauce. Spooned over toasted crusty bread, it's the ultimate comfort food. No actual cheese required!
Yield: 8

Ingredients

Butternut "cheese" sauce

  • 2 cups cubed peeled butternut squash about 1/2 small squash, seeds removed
  • 1/3 cup raw cashews
  • 1/4 to 1/2 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice from about one small lemon
  • 1 medium clove garlic roughly diced
  • 1 heaping tablespoon nutritional yeast
  • 1 teaspoon vegan Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon stone-ground brown mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground white pepper
  • 1/8 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt + more to taste

For the toasts

  • 8 slices crusty bread (can sub gluten-free bread)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

Garnish

  • fresh snipped chives optional

Instructions

  • Place squash and cashews into a medium pot. Cover with water. Place on stove and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the squash is fork-tender, about 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, toast the bread. Brush both sides with olive oil and brown under your oven's broiler. Remove from oven and set aside.
  • Drain squash and cashews and add them to the pitcher of a high-powered blender. Add 1/4 cup water, lemon juice, garlic, nutritional yeast, worcestershire, brown mustard, dry mustard, onion powder, white pepper, smoked paprika, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Puree until smooth, adding more water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until a thick sauce forms. Taste and add additional salt if desired.
  • Place each toast on a plate and pour "cheese" sauce over the top. Garnish with chives if desired and serve.
  • Leftover sauce can be refrigerated; it stays good for 3-4 days. It can thicken as it sits; simply thin with a bit of water when heating it back up.

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1toast, Calories: 157kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Sodium: 297mg, Potassium: 216mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 3738IU, Vitamin C: 9mg, Calcium: 57mg, Iron: 2mg