Irresistable Creamy Cashew, Tomato and Caper Salad

This creamy cashew, tomato, and caper salad will be very popular because it is a little like hommus but not quite. Add harlequin tomatoes, incredibly strident capers, crunchy peppery greens, and a perfect dressing. This salad goes with most BBQ’d meat or vegetables and plays well with other salads too!

Creamy Cashew Base

Cashew cream is quite a lot like hommus, but different. It matches incredibly well with fresh salad, tomatoes, and a lovely dressing made with balsamic vinegar

It’s easy to assemble once the cashew cream is made and could go with other vegetables. It’s great with thinly sliced fennel, pickled cucumbers, beetroot, roasted cashews, grated carrot, watercress, roasted cauliflower, ribboned zucchini, peas, broad beans, or even roasted pumpkin. You could also pair it with BBQ lamb fillet or a bought roast chicken.

How do you make cashew cream?

1. First, boil the cashews with a clove of garlic until soft
2. Drain the cashews and discard the water
3. Add water, lemon, olive oil, yeast flakes, and salt pureeing until smooth.

Are there any special ingredients you will need to make this salad?

Cashew cream is a buttery creamy base made with few ingredients, including Yeast flakes. These are an ingredient often used in Vegan foods. They taste a lot like parmesan but slightly subtle.

Capers are also a part of this salad. Don’t skip them. They add a lovely vinegar spike and add crunch. Capers also go very well with tomatoes and cut through that creamy rich cashew cream.

A ninja style blender is best for this. Any brand will do. This type of blender makes a very smooth amazing cream. It is the one I also make my hommus with. If you don’t have one use a stick blender in a tall beaker style container. The cream will be unpleasantly lumpy if it isn’t blended like this.

To assemble the Salad

1. Cut up some ripe and delicious coloured tomatoes
2. Start to add the tomatoes by laying them on the cashew cream
3. Once the tomatoes are covering the plate
4. Add very finely chopped red onion and drained squeezed capers

Finish with sesame seeds, balsamic dressing, coriander leaves, and rocket. You could add any greens you’d like, though. Flat leaf parsley, watercress, or skip the green bits altogether

What can I serve Creamy Cashew and Tomato salad with?

This salad is so good because of its taste, texture, and appearance but it can also be served as a salad or even an appetizer or dip. Serve it with grilled meat or vegetables. It will melt into the warmth of the things served with it, and that is something I love. How about you?

How long will cashew cream last?

Can I make it ahead? Yes, you most certainly can. If kept refrigerated it will keep for up to two weeks

If you are looking for salads for every day or even a special occasion try these:

Parmesan cabbage salad with pinenuts and basil

Spice Roasted cauliflower, carrot, and olive salad

Zucchini, Haloumi salad with Peas, Mint and Lemon

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