Dairy-free, allergy-friendly creamy all-purpose mayonnaise/sour cream/plain yogurt substitute

All allergy-friendly condiments are not created equal.

There are squillions of recipes out there for condiments to replace ketchup, mayonnaise, and more.

We've found one that serves many, many purposes in our kitchen.

This condiment is what my husband uses on hamburgers in place of mayonnaise (he used to eat his burgers with mayo and BBQ sauce; now, he can again, since we have developed a low-histamine, Allergy Friendly Amazing BBQ Sauce).

I also use it in our dairy-free creamy, "cheesy," roasted garlic enchilada sauce in place of sour cream, and in our "Alfredo" sauce in place of the cream cheese. It also makes a great base for "Ranch" dressing and "Tzatziki" sauce. It has a mild tang to it that's just hard to accomplish when you can't eat vinegar or citrus. Citric acid, on the other hand, is low in histamine (zero or lowest-histamine on virtually every list we can find). It's also a natural preservative, so this lasts a good long while.

Dairy-free, allergy-friendly creamy all-purpose mayonnaise/sour cream/plain yogurt substitute

1 cup whole raw cashews
1 cup hot water (plus additional water, as needed or preferred)
1-2 egg yolks (optional, but yummy)
1/2 to 1 teaspoon citric acid, or to taste
Salt, to taste

Combine cashews and water and soak in the fridge overnight. In the morning, place in the blender and puree until perfectly smooth, adding water as needed to achieve a thickness similar to mayonnaise. Blend in egg yolk, citric acid, and salt, to taste. Use as a substitute for sour cream, plain yogurt, mayonnaise, cream cheese, and so forth.