It’s all about the sauce! Yes it is. Especially when it comes to raw vegan meals. That’s where you can really make a meal go from, “yeah, that’s good” to “OMG! that’s amazing! Here we’ve put together ten raw sauces from our favorites for you to sample. Try them out, see what you think. Then leave us a comment below.
Garlic Miso Sauce
2-3 tablespoons raw, unpasteurized miso
1 clove garlic
2 tablespoons tamari or nama shoyu
1-2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1-2 tablespoons almond butter
2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
Water as needed
Blend all ingredients in food processor or high speed blender, except sesame seeds until smooth.
Taste and adjust as needed.
Stir in sesame seeds.
Let sit for a few minutes to let flavors blend and settle.
Asian Style Sauce
1 tablespoon mustard
1 tablespoon raw unpasteurized miso
1 tablespoon nut butter
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
Salt and Pepper
A few drops of hot sauce chili sauce
1/8 teaspoon cayenne powder
Blend all the ingredients until smooth, adding water as need to make it creamy.
Sprinkle with black sesame seeds for variation when serving.
Avocado Hemp Sauce
1/2 avocado
1 clove garlic
1-2 tablespoons coconut aminos
Water or non-dairy milk, as needed
2 tablespoons hemp seeds
Salt and pepper, add other spices if you wish
Blend all ingredients in food processor or high speed blender until smooth.
See if you like the taste and consistency. Add and adjust as needed.
Raw Alfredo Sauce
1 cup raw macadamias
1/2 cup raw pine nuts
3/4 cup filtered water
5 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely chopped white onion
2 tablespoons cold pressed extra virgin olive oil
1 1/2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh garlic
1 teaspoon yellow mustard powder
1 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
Place all the ingredients in a high speed blender and blend on high until smooth and creamy.
Love Those Heirlooms Marinara Sauce
1 ½ cups tomato (use heirlooms if you can – so worth it!!)
1 tablespoon fresh parsley or 1 teaspoon dried
2 teaspoons each fresh or 1 teaspoon dried of oregano, thyme
6-10 large size fresh basil leaves or 1 teaspoon dried
½ teaspoon fresh rosemary or ¼ teaspoon dried
½ teaspoon garlic, about 1 small clove, chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice (use Meyer lemons if you can)
1-2 tablespoon pine nuts or cultured and sprouted almonds – (optional)
½-1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
¼ cup of raw, unrefined olive oil (add more if necessary to reach desired consistency)
½ teaspoon dulse flakes, unrefined sea salt or pink Himalayan salt
½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (optional)
Place all ingredients in high speed blender and blend until smooth. Set aside to let flavors “blend” while preparing rest of dinner.
Variation: for a smokier earthy sauce add 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes
Vegan Raw Red Pepper Cream with Sunflower Seeds
½ cup sunflower seeds, cultured and sprouted
1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
½ cup fresh basil leaves
½ cup fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon coconut aminos or Bragg’s liquid aminos
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
½ tablespoon Health Force Nutritionals Earth
1 tablespoon miso, unpasteurized, any flavor
pink Himalayan salt to taste
Grind cashews or sunflower seeds into fine powder. Add rest of ingredients and process in food processor or high speed blender until smooth. Will keep for 3 – 5 days in fridge.
Chimichurri Sauce
1 ½ heaping (very packed) cups of cilantro leaves
½ heaping (very packed) cup of parsley
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 small spring onions (red if available, finely chopped)
¼ cup raw red wine vinegar (you can substitute raw apple cider vinegar too)
¼ cup olive oil
¾ teaspoon sea salt or more to taste
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)
To a high speed blender or food processor, add red wine vinegar and olive oil first. Then add the herbs, garlic, and onions and blend well. Once these are all blended add sea salt and red pepper flakes. Taste and add more sea salt as needed.
Classic Salsa
1-2 jalapenos
2 tomatoes
½ onion
1 carrot
½ cup loosely packed cilantro
½ tablespoon pink Himalayan salt
juice of ½ a lemon and orange
Add ingredients to high speed blender or food processor and blend to desired consistency.
Taste and adjust as needed.
Raw Vegan Cheese Sauce
1 cup cashews
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
2 tablespoons miso
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 garlic clove
3/4 cup water, as needed
Juice from 1/2 lemon
Blend all the ingredients together in food processor or high speed blender until smooth and creamy.
Rockin Dressing
½ cup raw, unrefined olive oil, flax oil or hemp oil (if wish to mix, use ¼ cup olive oil with ¼ cup hemp or flax oil)
¼ cup apple cider vinegar
¼ cup raw unpasteurized miso, any “flavor”
1 tablespoon wheat-free, low sodium tamari or nama shoyu
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
¼ teaspoon spirulina (optional)
¼ teaspoon raw honey (optional)
1 tablespoon raw tahini (optional)
Pinch of black pepper (optional)
Place all ingredients in high speed blender or food processor and blend until smooth and creamy.
This is a great collection of basic sauces you can use in multiple ways. The only limit is your imagination. Enjoy!
