Tamarind Cashew Dipping Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup cashews, chopped
1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 green onions, chopped
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup canola oil
3 teaspoons honey
6 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon tamarind pulp or 1/2 teaspoon tamarind juice
1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted

Preparation

Combine cashews, hoisin sauce, garlic, green onion, cayenne pepper and black pepper in a blender or food processor and mix until smooth.
In a small sauce pan add oil, honey, rice wine vinegar and tamarind pulp.
Heat at medium for 1 minute.
Stir until the tamarind pulp is completely dissolved.
Add this to the cashew mixture and process until smooth.
Pour into a serving bowl and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.