Umami Sauce

This sauce is simple to make and could be the perfect topping on any of your favorite dishes!

This novel, intriguing sauce is so simple to make. Most people cannot guess the ingredients, particularly the nutritional yeast flakes that give the sauce its rich ocher color and clear fifth taste (umami). I keep a jar of it in my refrigerator and use it on everything from steamed vegetables to broiled fish. It’s great on salads, but add it at the last minute and don’t toss it with delicate greens, lest it wilt. A True Food Kitchen recipe. 

Food as Medicine

Garlic – used generously in this recipe – is an excellent source of manganese, a trace mineral that’s vital to many important antioxidant processes in human metabolism. A deficiency of manganese has been associated with decreased levels of HDL (“good”) cholesterol.

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
1 cup flake nutritional yeast
3/8 cup tamari (low-sodium)
1 c olive oil
1/2 cup water
6 cloves garlic, mashed

Add everything to food processor except the oil. Then, with motor running, add oil in a thin stream. Blend until creamy.

Use flake yeast, not powdered. A brand like Red Star is fine. Or, you can often find it in the bulk section at your local, organic markets.

Great on salads, steamed vegetables, etc. Will store in the fridge for 2 days.