Yum Sauce (Vegan)

Yum Sauce dresses up a simple potato frittata and local tomatoes.

Recipe from The Full Helping

Husband-Tested in Alice’s Kitchen

Makes approximately 1 cup sauce

Everybody knows that it’s not always about what’s underneath a sauce.  It’s usually about the sauce.  This sauce is called Yum Sauce for a reason.  When you taste it mingled with beans, greens, and grains, you’re going to say, “Yum!”  Make a batch of this sauce on your food prep day and store it in the fridge for when you wish to make a ho-hum meal an especially yummy meal.

½ cup water

6 Tablespoons Tahini (sesame seed paste)

1 Tablespoon Dijon mustard (or yellow mustard)

2 heaping Tablespoons nutritional yeast

1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice

2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar

1 teaspoon turmeric

¾ teaspoon sea salt or kosher salt

Generous pinch freshly ground black pepper

Whisk or blend all the ingredients together until smooth.  Adjust the salt, pepper, lemon/vinegar to taste.  Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.  It will thicken a bit as it sits.

Nutritional Information: (1 Tablespoon) 66 calories; 1.5 grams fiber; 20.3 mg calcium; 2.9 g protein