5.0 from 168 votes
Creamy Vegan Garlic Sauce
Vegan garlic sauce is the perfect 5-minute fix for easy meals and if you love garlic you're going to use it all the time. Adjust the amount of garlic in this easy garlic sauce to your tastes and blend it up!
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings: 1 serving
Calories: 306 kcal
Course:
Lunch , Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1-2 cloves of garlic (to your garlic threshold)
- 1 small shallot, chopped
- 1 Medjool date, pitted (or 1 Tbsp sweetener of choice)
- 1 Tablespoon of rice vinegar
- ¼ cup of nuts or seeds of choice (sunflower, sesame, pumpkin, cashews, brazil nuts, etc)
- Just enough water to make creamy
- salt and pepper to taste
- Handful of fresh herbs of choice, optional
Instructions
- Add garlic, shallot, date, rice vinegar, and nuts to a blender. Slowly add water by the tablespoon as you blend until it's a pourable consistency, like a thick smoothie.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add fresh herbs and blend again, if using.
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Notes
- Let the sauce sit before serving: Since the sauce isn't cooked it can have a bit of a bite depending on how much garlic you use. This strong flavor mellows after a few hours in the fridge.
- Use fresh garlic. Garlic that has been sitting around for a while develops a sharper more pungent flavor. For best results use the freshest garlic possible.
- Don't use jarred minced garlic. I am all about shortcuts, but this is one of those instances where it doesn't work so well. Once cut, the garlic loses some of its fresh flavors and doesn't taste the same in this easy garlic sauce.
Nutrition Information
Calories
306kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
7g
(14%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
11g
Sodium
8mg
(0%)
Potassium
478mg
(14%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
42IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
56mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 306
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 306kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 7g | 14% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Sodium | 8mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 478mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 42IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 56mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.