yumm sauce and bowls

There is a restaurant in Oregon called Cafe Yumm that serves yumm bowls.  These are rice and beans with accoutrements, including a super tasty sauce over it.

There are several recipes for it, and I sadly don't appear to have saved that recipe from last year when I had a hankering.

I'm digging through my cupboards for things to eat, and I have over ten pounds of black beans to use up, so Yumm comes to mind.

This one allows me to use soybeans (which were hard to find!  I wanted to get some to make tempeh, and nobody could find them for me; I had to go to a crusty old food store when visiting a friend.  They're doing a "quick soak" right now).

1⁄2 cup canola oil (preferably cold pressed)
1⁄2 cup almonds (for a creamier sauce, use almond flour)
1⁄3 cup nutritional yeast
1⁄2 cup garbanzo beans, cooked
1⁄4 cup soybeans, cooked
1⁄2 cup filtered water (important for flavor)
1⁄2 cup lemon juice (fresh is best)
1-2 garlic clove (small to medium size)
1⁄2 teaspoon salt
1 1⁄2 teaspoons curry powder
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried cilantro

• In a blender or food processor blend almonds beans and oil.
• Add all other ingredients and puree until creamy smooth.
• Cover and let stand in the refrigerator for one hour.

(It does freeze pretty well.)

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Here's a recipe from the Seattle Times and a cookbook:

Makes 1½ cups of sauce
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
¼ cup raw almonds
1/3 cup water
¼ cup cooked chickpeas, drained and rinsed
¼ cup nutritional yeast
2½ tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ teaspoon curry powder
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon dried cilantro


In a high-speed blender or food processor, combine oil, almonds, water and chickpeas. Blend until relatively smooth. Add remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl, cover and refrigerate until serving.
From Sarah Matheny , “More Peas, Thank You” (Harlequin, $21.95), Austin American-Statesman

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Here's another, more like what I made before I think.

Ingredients

Yumm Sauce:

• 3/4 cup canned garbanzo beans drained & rinsed
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup water plus additional as needed to thin
• 1/2 cup almond flour (can make it like this)
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice 3-4 lemons
• 1/3 cup silken tofu
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 2 garlic cloves crushed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
• ½ teaspoon mustard powder

Instructions

1. Add ingredients to a high-speed blender or food processor, and process until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl, cover and refrigerate until serving.
2. To assemble place about 1 cup rice in bowl, drizzle on Yumm Sauce, then top with 1/2 cup beans, avocado, tomatoes, olives, cheese, cilantro and top with greek yogurt or sour cream. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.