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    Appetizers » Tangy Cheese Sauce on a Beastly Pretzel Slider

    Published: Mar 4, 2015 · Modified: May 12, 2015 by Kristina Sloggett · This post may contain affiliate links · 35 Comments

    Tangy Cheese Sauce on a Beastly Pretzel Slider

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    Tangy Cheese Sauce on a Beastly Pretzel Slider

    Tangy Cheese Sauce on a Beastly Pretzel Slider - a plant based cheese sauce with great flavor, and goes well with burgers, mac and cheese, FONDUE or dip!

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    I have been sitting on this cheese sauce recipe for a while.

    I first made it last summer, then got a bit distracted from any kind of cooking. I did think about making some while the Hawaii Honeymoon Hurricane Hit the Horizon. We grocery shopped for all the essentials before that one day storm.

    I am realizing I still need to share wedding details with you. We had some tasty vegan food, and the groom's cake was fun.

    I started making this recipe again around the holidays - I am generally the maker of the appetizers and snacks for the holiday day - everyone loved it.

    Tangy Cheese Sauce Recipe

    I recently got my hands on the Beyond Meat Beast Burger, in slider form. They were sold out of the burger size, I am still wondering if they are the same. I have heard mixed reviews, but Jason and I both liked the flavor. You know how you press on a burger while you grill it, and it is juicy? These are juicy, don't know how they do it.

    Anyway - I figured for our first time trying the Beast, I wanted a pretty classic burger experience - lettuce, tomato, cheese.

    So I made a batch of my newest cheese - I had three different pieces of paper with my chicken scratch notes.

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    This is tangy, with just a hint of smoky spice. It is a great base cheese recipe, that you can take in all sorts of flavor directions. I have a few ideas I will be trying soon.

    Pretzel Sliders with Tangy Cheese Sauce

    tangy cheese sauce 

    dairy, egg, soy and gluten free, vegan

    INGREDIENTS:

    1 ½ cups raw cashews, soaked several hours / overnight
    ½ cup macadamia nuts, soaked several hours / overnight
    juice of 1 lemon
    a few shakes of hot sauce (Tabasco, about 1 tablespoon)
    12 ounces sauerkraut brine (1 ½ cups)
    1 garlic clove, finely minced
    ⅓ cup nutritional yeast
    1 teaspoon smoked paprika
    pinch sea salt

    INSTRUCTIONS:

    Add soaked cashews and macadamia nuts to blender, blend on high alone to an almost creamy consistency. Add lemon juice, hot sauce, and one cup of the brine – continue processing until smooth. While processing, add garlic, nutritional yeast, paprika, and salt, stopping to scrape sides. Continue adding brine until desired consistency is reached – more water for sauce, less for dip.

     

    Pretzel Sliders

    oh, Beast.

     

     

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    1. Trish says

      September 09, 2015 at 7:26 pm

      Uh...... how could I NOT click on this! Look at that cheese!

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      • Kristina Sloggett says

        September 11, 2015 at 9:04 am

        🙂 this cheese. SO good.

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    2. Sarah says

      September 09, 2015 at 1:37 am

      I need this cheese sauce in my life! love the gif by the way - too clever!

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      • Kristina Sloggett says

        September 11, 2015 at 9:06 am

        hee. aren't they fun? 😉

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    3. Marissa @ OMG FOOD says

      September 08, 2015 at 6:29 pm

      Hot damn, that slider looks amazing. I've never even had vegan cheese, but I've made cashew cream sauce, which I love, and I am absolutely making this very soon!

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      • Kristina Sloggett says

        September 11, 2015 at 9:06 am

        yay! enjoy, Marissa!

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    4. Stephanie says

      March 22, 2015 at 5:59 pm

      Dumb question: is sauerkraut brine just the "juice" from the jar of sauerkraut?
      Don't laugh 😉

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      • Kristina Sloggett says

        March 22, 2015 at 8:14 pm

        not at all a dumb question, Stephanie! YES it is the liquid from the sauerkraut! so easy, and so flavorful! 🙂

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    5. Ashley F says

      March 06, 2015 at 8:01 am

      It may be morning, but I want nothing more than to nom on that burger - right now! Looks absolutely divine, my friend!

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    6. Joanie @ ZagLeft says

      March 05, 2015 at 4:04 pm

      I would love that sauce on just about anything!

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    7. amanda @ fake ginger says

      March 05, 2015 at 2:53 pm

      Whoa. Everything about that slider looks awesome. Totally making the cheese sauce!

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