Cheese Sauce

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups russet potatoes (about 1 medium), finely diced
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper, finely diced
• 1/2 small yellow onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons pine nuts
• 2 tablespoons tahini
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
• 1 teaspoon salt

Steps

1. Combine the potato, bell pepper, onion, and pine nuts in a small saucepan and cover with water.
2. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat to medium and cook until the potatoes are very tender, about 10 minutes.
3. Drain, reserving 3/4 cup of the cooking water.
4. Combine the drained potato mixture, reserved cooking water, tahini, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, arrowroot powder, and salt in a high powered blender.
5. Blend on high until everything is smooth and creamy, about 3 minutes (the starch in the potatoes needs to break down).