Cashew Humus and Foodtini

As the Holidays approach, or if you are hosting a party you might be searching for a good GF Vegan Hors d'oeuvre. I recently hosted a baby shower and had these Foodtini humus appetizers. 

I offered two different humus varieties, one being a traditional chickpea variety and the other being a cashew variety. To easily identify the two, I put a black olive on the traditional humus and I made a mint/cilantro sauce for the cashew one.

Humus Ingredients:
2 cups cashews, soaked for an hour
2 lemons, juiced
1/4 cup tahini
1/8 cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
smoked sea salt to taste
1/4 - 1/2 cup water
* if you wish you can season with cumin, curry, fresh herbs or other seasonings of your choice

Directions:
1. Drain cashews
2. Add all ingredients to a blender. Add more water as needed
3. Mix until smooth and creamy

Mint Sauce Ingredients:
1. 1/2 cup soaked golden raisins
2. 1/2 cup mint (de-stemmed) can add more if you want a stronger mint taste
3. 1/2 cup cilantro (de-stemmed) can add more if you want a stronger cilantro taste
4. Lemon juice and salt to taste
5. 1/8 to 1/4 cup olive oil (can use coconut oil)

Directions:
1. Drain raisins (save the water)
2. Blend all ingredients adding the raisin water to make it a desired 
saucy consistency.

Just a dabble is needed for a burst of minty/cilantro taste.