{"id":910,"date":"2020-11-25T22:49:50","date_gmt":"2020-11-26T05:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/?p=910"},"modified":"2022-10-15T19:56:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-16T02:56:13","slug":"copycat-yumm-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2020\/11\/25\/copycat-yumm-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Copycat Yumm Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We love Cafe Yumm, a local favorite &#8220;healthy fast food&#8221; chain. I hit the easy-dinner jackpot when I learned how to make Yumm Sauce at home, and then discovered it freezes just fine. Now I keep portions on hand in the freezer and thaw one out while the rice cooks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20201124_222143-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"All components of Yumm Bowl recipe\" class=\"wp-image-920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20201124_222143-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20201124_222143-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20201124_222143-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/20201124_222143.jpg 1188w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The sauce itself doesn&#8217;t look like much, but you couldn&#8217;t ask for a simpler, more colorful and healthy dinner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Yumm Sauce<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Makes 2 cups, about 16 servings<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Main Ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>15 oz can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained<\/li><li>1\/2 cup almond butter or almond meal\/flour<\/li><li>2\/3 cup nutritional yeast<\/li><li>1\/2 cup lemon juice (3 large or 6 small lemons)<\/li><li>3-4 cloves garlic<\/li><li>1\/2 tsp curry powder<\/li><li>1\/2 tsp salt<\/li><li>1\/2 cup best-quality extra virgin olive oil, or avocado oil, or a combination<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Optional, if you have them on hand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>2 Tbsp soy sauce (add salt to taste if omitting)<\/li><li>3-4 sprigs cilantro or other fresh herbs<\/li><li>A pinch or two oregano or other dried herbs<\/li><li>1\/4 tsp paprika for that authentic Yumm look<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add all ingredients except oil to blender or food processor and process until smooth. Add oil in a thin stream while the machine is running. Add water a Tbsp at a time, if needed to thin the consistency to that of ketchup. (It will thicken slightly in the fridge.) Store in the fridge in an airtight container; freeze if keeping longer than a week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To serve, assemble bowls according to personal preference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Brown rice<\/li><li>Black beans<\/li><li>Yumm Sauce<\/li><li>Sour cream<\/li><li>Grated cheese<\/li><li>Chopped cilantro<\/li><li>Chopped green onions<\/li><li>Chopped tomatoes<\/li><li>Salsa<\/li><li>Sliced olives<\/li><li>Avocado<\/li><li>In a departure from the restaurant standard, we tried <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/2022\/10\/15\/pickled-red-onions\/\">pickled red onions<\/a> and they are a keeper!<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220920_212149.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"925\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220920_212149-1024x925.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220920_212149-1024x925.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220920_212149-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220920_212149-768x693.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/20220920_212149.jpg 1503w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love Cafe Yumm, a local favorite \u201chealthy fast food\u201d chain. I hit the easy-dinner jackpot when I learned how to make Yumm Sauce at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1840,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[125,31,33,30,34,29],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=910"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1848,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/910\/revisions\/1848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sparkledesign.net\/fidget\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}