Plant-Based Loaded Fries with Cashew Nacho Cheese

Name: Plant-Based Loaded Fries with Cashew Nacho Cheese
Yield: 6

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Yield: 6 Servings

Yield: 6 Servings

A generous plate of crispy, golden fries topped with a creamy cashew queso, caramelized onions, corn and jalapeño salsa and all the right fixings. Your veggie-lovin’ customers won’t be able to get enough of these!

Loaded Fries:

Ingredient	Weight	Measure
Simplot Harvest Fresh® Avocados: Cucumber Tzatziki Flavored Avocado Spread, Frozen, thawed	3 lbs.	3 bags
Simplot Simple Goodness™: RTE Caramelized-Style Onions	2.5 lbs.	1 bag
Simplot Conquest® Delivery+®: Clear Coated Straight Cut Fries, Skin On	5 lbs.	1 bag
Cherry tomatoes, sliced in half		2 quarts
Green onions, sliced on bias		1 quart

Cashew Nacho Cheese:

Ingredient	Weight	Measure
Cashews, roasted, soaked		3 cups
Green chiles (8 oz. cans)	16 oz.	2 cans
Water		1 cup
Nutritional yeast		4 Tbsp.
Chili powder		3 Tbsp.
Limes, juiced		2 each
Salt		1 tsp.

Corn and Jalapeño Salsa:

Ingredient	Weight	Measure
Simplot RoastWorks®: Flame-Roasted Corn & Jalapeno Blend	2.5 lbs.	1 bag
Water		1 cup
White sugar		1/2 cup
Salt		2-3 tsp.
Cumin		1 Tbsp.
Coriander		1 tsp.
Limes, juiced		2 each
Red onion, diced small		1/2 onion
Cornstarch		1 Tbsp.
Water		1/3 cup

Preparation Instructions:

Step 1

Thaw avocado according to package instructions.

Step 2

Prepare caramelized-style onions according to package instructions.

Step 3

Prepare Cashew Nacho Cheese and Corn and Jalapeño Salsa and place in separate containers for service.

To prepare the Cashew Nacho Cheese, soak cashews in bowl of warm water for 30 minutes. Drain cashews and add to a high-powered blender with all ingredients. Blend until smooth. Season with extra salt if needed.

To prepare the Corn and Jalapeño Salsa, prepare the corn & jalapeño blend according to package instructions. Allow to cool. Add water to a pot and add sugar, cumin, and coriander. Bring to a boil ensuring sugar is dissolved. Make slurry with cornstarch and additional water. Add the slurry a little at a time to water, sugar and spice mix until you see the liquid start to thicken. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Combine corn mixture, sauce, and all other ingredients, mix well. Refrigerate before service to allow flavors to come together.

Step 4

Prepare fries according to package instructions. Season with salt to taste.

Step 5

For each serving, place fries on serving dish. Drizzle cashew queso over fries, add corn salsa, caramelized onions, dollops of avocado spread, tomato, and garnish with green onions.