This Gluten-Free Vegan Smoked Paprika Habanero Sauce is an easy and healthy recipe made with only 7 clean, real food ingredients. It's a versatile plant-based sauce that's can also be used as a dip, spread or even as dressing and it's dairy-free, oil-free and ready in about 5 minutes!
Gluten-Free Vegan Smoked Paprika Habanero Sauce
Here's why this recipe works - my top 3 reasons:
- Versatile plant-based recipe
- Ready in under 5 minutes
- Made with only 7 clean, real food ingredients
Versatile Plant-Based Recipe
I initially created this recipe to go with my Roasted Smashed Potatoes recipe and it was a perfect match.
However, it would also go great with my Healthy Oven-Baked Green Tomatoes or these Gluten-Free Vegan Oven-Baked Onion Rings from my CLEAN EATING Cookbook as well!
Because it's a rather thick sauce which is perfect for a dip, sauce or spread on a wrap, but you could also thin it out to use as a salad dressing, or as a topping for pasta.
Ready In Under 5 Minutes
This is a quick and easy recipe that can be ready in as little as 5 minutes.
Simply add all the ingredients to a Vitamix and blend until it's creamy and smooth.
I included a step to soak the cashews for about 30 minutes before blending them to make the sauce extra creamy, but it's optional.
Made With Only 7 Clean, Real Food Ingredients
Cashews are a key ingredient for a creamy base in plant-based dips, dressings, and sauces.
In this recipe, I used a combination of hot habanero peppers and smoky paprika that makes it irresistible.
It's made with clean, real food ingredients like raw cashews, garlic, smoked paprika, habanero pepper, lemon juice, and Himalayan pink salt.
My healthy plant-based recipe is raw, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, oil-free, no-cook, keto/low-carb, paleo-friendly and is Medical Medium compliant.
Want More Healthy Plant-Based Dressing Recipes?
Check out these:
- Tahini Ginger Dressing
- Lemon Dill Avocado Dressing
- Healthy Honey Mustard Dressing
- or my CLEAN EATING Cookbook with 75+ plant-based vegan + gluten-free recipes made with clean, real food ingredients just like this one that you will love!
Gluten-Free Vegan Smoked Paprika Habanero Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup organic raw cashews
- ¾ cups water, filtered/purified
- 1 organic habanero pepper
- 2 cloves organic garlic
- 1 tablespoon organic smoked paprika powder
- 1 tablespoon organic lemon juice (freshly squeezed)
- ¼ teaspoon Himalayan pink salt
Instructions
- OPTIONAL STEP: Soak the cashews in filtered/purified water for about 30 minutes, then rinse and drain before adding them to your Vitamix. This extra step will give the sauce an extra creamy consistency.
- Add all ingredients to a Vitamix and blend until creamy and smooth.
- Taste and adjust seasonings to your preference and add a little more water if you'd like a thinner sauce.
- Transfer to small individual dipping bowls and serve with your favorite side dish, veggie, etc.
- Store in an air-tight BPA-free container in the refrigerator.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Information
Copyright Notice
The instructions, notes, and photographs for this recipe by Karielyn Tillman of The Healthy Family and Home™ website are copyrighted material. This copyrighted work is protected and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International License and the Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) and cannot be legally used without my written permission.
Anchy says
My first raw reciepe that I made and it was beyond delicious. Now I cant wait to try more of your reciepes and your blog goes straight to my bookmarks. Thank you so much ❤️
Karielyn says
Hi there Anchy! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe! Welcome to my website and I hope you find many things to make and enjoy 🙂 Karielyn