After a recent visit to Sun Cafe, I was inspired by a dish they make there called “sun nachos”.

Sun nachos are completely raw vegan nachos made using raw jicama slices as chips, and the toppings range from nut-based sauces to veggies and guacamole.

They’re delicious, and you can top them however you like! Here is my take on the concept:

Ingredients

Cilantro Sauce Group

• 1/4 c sunflower seeds
• 1 1/2 c cilantro
• 2 limes, juiced
• 1/2 c water

Cashew Cheese Group

• 1 c cashews
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 TBS chopped roasted red peppers
• 1/2 tsp Himalayan pink salt (regular salt is fine if you don’t have this)
• 1/4 c water

Taco Nut “Meat” Group

• 1/4 c sunflower seeds
• 1/4 c almonds
• 1/4 c pine nuts
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp minced garlic
• 4 olives

Toppings Group

• 1/3 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
• 12 black olives
• 1/4 c fresh corn
• 1/4 – 1/2 of an avocado (more if you like)
• 1 fresh jalapeno

Base

• 1 jicama, peeled

Instructions

• Peel and thinly slice up the jicama. I used a mandoline to make the process go by MUCH quicker. You could also use a food processor with a slicing plate, or an old fashioned knife if you don’t have any of those other gadgets.
• Set the jicama slices on plates. Arrange them so that they overlap each other a bit, similar to the way you would arrange nacho chips. You might need more than one plate depending on how big your jicama root is.
• In a food processor, combine all ingredients in the taco nut “meat” group. Pulse until you have very small pieces; they will resemble taco meat crumbles in size.
• Sprinkle your newly made taco crumbles over the jicama “chips”.
• In a blender, combine all the ingredients for the cilantro sauce group. Blend until everything is an even consistency.  Set aside.
• Rinse the blender and combine all the ingredients for the cashew cheese group.  Blend until everything is an even consistency.  Set aside
• Drizzle the cilantro sauce over the nachos.
• Drop the cashew cheese in small globs over the nachos.
• Finally, top your nacho creation with all of the ingredients in the toppings group.

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