Healthy Thousand Island Dressing

Whether you're vegan or not, this is a great dip for fresh vegetables!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup raw cashew butter OR 1 cup raw cashews
• 1/2 cup unsweetened almond or cashew milk (or other non-dairy milk)
• 2 T. balsamic vinegar
• 2 T. fresh lemon juice
• 1 t. dried dill weed (or 1-2 T. fresh dill)
• 1 t. onion powder
• 1/2 t. garlic powder
• 3 T. tomato paste
• 1 rounded T. date sugar or 1-2 pitted dates
• 1/4 cucumber, peeled
• 1/4 cucumber, peeled and finely chopped
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion

Directions:

1. In a food processor or high-powdered blender, blend the cashews, milk, vinegar, lemon juice, dill, onion powder, garlic powder, tomato paste, date sugar (or pitted dates), and peeled cucumber until smooth.
2. Transfer to a small bowl and fold in the finely chopped cucumber and onion.

NOTE: I used my smoothie blender for extra smoothness.