Bursted Tomato Spread

• 1 cup raw cashews soaked for at least 2 hours
• 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil for baking, 2 tablespoons for assembly
• 2 pounds cherry tomatoes or vine tomatoes, thinly sliced
• sea salt
• black pepper
• 1 clove garlic
• fresh basil Optional add-in's:, to taste

1. Soak cashews in water for 2 hours until soft, discard water.
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
3. On a lined baking sheet, add olive oil, tomatoes, sea salt, and black pepper. Roast for 45 minutes or until tomatoes are soft, sweet, and caramelized.
4. In a food processor or blender, combine soaked cashews with roasted tomatoes, sea salt, black pepper, juice of 1 lemon, garlic, and olive oil; adjust seasonings to taste.
5. To use: spread on toast, bread, vegetables, roasted vegetables, proteins like fish or eggs, mixed in with grains like quinoa, etc.
6. Store in an airtight glass container for up to 1 week.

cashews soaked, lemon, olive oil, cherry tomatoes, salt, black pepper, clove garlic, fresh basil

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Bursted-Tomato-Spread-1687418 (may not work)