A few traditional spices like garlic powder, onion powder, and ground cumin also amp up the dip’s flavor. The nutritional yeast is what mainly gives the dip it’s cheesy flavor, while the pickled jalapenos give it a nice tang and spiciness. A few other vital components are nutritional yeast, pickled jalapenos, and it’s brine. Some of the other elements are milk and oil, like I previously mentioned. This vegan salsa con queso is shockingly delicious for how easy it is to whip up!Īll I do is cook the potatoes and carrots until tender, drain them off, and blend them with the majority of the rest of the dip ingredients. The oil creates a lovely creamy and voluminous scoopable texture. The milk gives the queso more substance and thins it out, while the oil does the same thing while also emulsifying all of the ingredients together. The potatoes and carrots create the dip base, with the help of soy milk and vegetable oil. They give the dip a bit more creaminess, color, and a touch of sweetness. The carrots also do not give off enough flavor to be noticeable. It helps give the dip substance and makes it nice and creamy in texture since it is a starch. Potatoes have such a plain neutral flavor that I promise you no one can detect that it is in this vegan queso whatsoever.
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To that, I say, you’re not wrong! We, vegans, have to get SUPER creative with food, but I think that is an amazing thing! So, why potatoes and carrots? You may be thinking, wow, vegans will use ANYTHING to try and replicate something non-vegan. But, if you’re new to this scene, then a cheese dip made of potatoes and carrots probably sounds like something super, well, not normal, haha. Idaho potatoes and carrots make up most of the base of this vegan salsa con queso! Now, if you’re vegan, that may not seem all that shocking. You may be super confused when you find out what the base of this vegan queso recipe is. I think some of you may even be shocked once you find out what the main ingredients are! Like all of my recipes, this vegan salsa con queso is exceptionally flavorful, and I think you will love it. This recipe is also crazy easy and quick to make and tastes very realistic despite the lack of dairy. The texture is lusciously creamy with little bits of tomato and green chile mixed in. This vegan queso is perfectly cheesy and slightly tangy, with a small after kick of spicy heat.