Friends Over for Dinner and an Amazing Sauce

Friends came over for dinner Friday night.  They said they were up for a vegan dinner. Chad suggested I prepare something tried and true. But, if these friends were up for trying my cooking, I wanted to try something new.  It needed to be savory and satisfying, I did not want anyone to go home hungry.
On my trip to Dekalb Farmers Market I had picked up a lot of beautiful produce, peruvian purple potatoes, brussel sprouts, mushrooms, peppers, butternut squash etc.  I decided I would roast two big pans of veggies and make two sauces that I had been wanting to try.  One was a pesto sauce, the base was a white bean.  I did not like this one, so I will not bother writing the recipe.  But the other was AMAZING.  Seriously, amazing. 

Creamy Cashew Dijon Sauce

I slightly altered the recipe (thanks to my friend, Karen!)

3/4 cup raw cashews (soaked at least 30 mins)
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup nutritional yeast
1 tbs stone ground mustard
1 tbs dijon mustard
1 tbs apple cider vinegar
1 tbs lemon juice
1 tsp GF  tamari

Throw it all into your Vitamix (I know you all have made the investment by now) and blend away.  I blended my a little longer, so that it warmed the sauce.  I served brown rice, roasted veggies and two sauces for everyone to try. 

Appetizers:


Avocado Bean Dip with Veggies and Chips
1 can of drained black beans
1 avocado
1 cup of your favorite salsa
blend away in the vitamix

And,
My Mexican Pizza

My friend brought an amazing gluten free, vegan dessert: homemade chocolate / peanut butter cups.  Oh my!