Vegan "Sour Cream"

One of the things we’ve wished for, in our move towards being vegan (aside from cheese), has been sour cream. This has been particularly true when eating anything resembling Mexican food. I’m sure you can see where this is going, but before we get there, let’s ask, “Why didn’t we think of this earlier?” It’s not like there aren’t other products out there (e.g. Nayonnaise, soy salad dressings, etc.) which were pointing the way.

But we’ll just chalk this lack of imagination up to the fact that when I’m not working, studying, on my way to the university (taking pictures along the way), I’m editing those photographs. Life … has gotten very busy. Sorry for the lack of creative food & crafts here, as of late, in other words.

This can hardly be called a recipe, really, but here it is, based on something found out there in the great random-recipe-regurgitator known as Google.

Vegan Sour Cream:

1. 1 block silken tofu
2. 2 Tbsp lime juice
3. 1 tsp oil-of-your-choice
4. 2 tsp distilled vinegar
5. 1/8 tsp salt
6. 1 tsp sugar

Notes:

1. It doesn’t matter if it’s firm or soft tofu, it just has to be silken.
2. You could use lemon juice instead of lime juice – the original recipe did – but we had lime on hand, so that was the choice.
3. Adjust the oil quantity to match your taste for the richness of sour cream. The original recipe called for 1 Tbsp of oil, which we cut to 2 tsp, and was still a bit much.
4. The quantity of vinegar … really didn’t seem to matter. We added more and it didn’t have anywhere near the impact of adding more lime juice, so feel free to omit it altogether.
5. Feel free to adjust this upwards, as well, to possibly 1/2 tsp or so. We tend to skimp on the salt & add it on an individual basis.
6. We did it. We’re confused by it. We may omit it next time, because … well, is sour cream really at all sweet?

Blend it with an immersion blender (or whatever you’ve got) until it’s creamy and adjusted to your taste.

It couldn’t be easier, and is absolutely wonderful. The lime is a wonderful addition, particularly for use with Mexican food.

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