Cheese Fries

Ingredients

• 4 or 5 pre-cooked Yukon gold potatoes cut into fries (or potato of your choice)
• 1 1/2 cups water (for cheese)
• 1 cup water (for almonds)
• 1/2 cup raw almonds
• 1/2 cup nutritional yeast
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 1 1/2 tsp white miso paste (or any mild-flavored miso)
• 4 Tbls tapioca flour

Instructions

1) Place cut potatoes “fries” onto a parchment-lined baking sheet
2) Place fries in a preheated 425-degree oven for 20 minutes or until crispy
3) Meanwhile, place 1 cup water in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil
4) once the water comes to a boil, place 1/2 cup slivered raw almonds into the boiling water, cover, remove from heat, and let sit for 10 minutes
5) After 10 minutes, drain the water from the almonds
6) Place 1 1/4 cup water in a blender or bullet, along with soaked and drained almonds, nutritional yeast, lemon, paprika, turmeric, garlic powder, onion powder, and miso
7) Blend ingredients together well until smooth
8) Place 1/4 cup water and 4 Tbs tapioca flour in a small bowl and mix together until smooth
9) Pour the cheese mixture into a warm pan, and stir. Add tapioca flour mixture, fold, and stir until smooth and gooey
7) Drizzle cheese sauce into the fries
8) Enjoy!