Perfect for the holidays or get-togethers with friends, this easy vegan, nut-free, Ayurvedic Pumpkin Queso Dip will have your guests asking, “How did you make this?!” It’s one of my favorite recipes because it is so simple to make and versatile. I even use it as a Mac and cheese sauce!
A healthy alternative to chips and dip, this dip is made with one of Ayurveda’s most healing ingredients – pumpkin! It is a highly sattvic ingredient, which means that is is purifying for your digestion, deeper tissues, and your mind! For the creaminess, I use a special everyday ingredient – oatmeal! Instead of using difficult-to-digest cashews, which are overly used in modern vegan cuisine, the creaminess is from cooked, creamy oatmeal. Our body can more easily process this ingredient, and it adds more fiber to this healthy dip.
It pairs well with sliced zucchini, cucumber, celery, radish, and carrots! Entertain the Ayurvedic way with this delicious, easy, fun dip!
Recipes like this can help if you want to:
- Enhance fertility and reproductive health
- Soothe the nervous system
- Fight dry, oily, or inflamed skin
- Balance indigestion, diarrhea, and constipation
- Balance hot and dry emotions such as anger and anxiety
- Balance out inflammations in the digestive tract, hyperacidity, or ulcers
- Balance hormones, especially reproductive system
- Keep blood sugar stable
Ayurvedic Healing Ingredients
Some of the Ayurvedic energetics of the ingredients in this recipe include:
Pumpkin
One of the most sattvic foods on Earth, pumpkin pacifies all three doshas. This gourd helps to heal digestion, and it is very easy for the body to access its dense nutritional profile, with antioxidants and anti-inflammatory components. It supports natural immunity, healthy blood flow, and healthy blood sugar levels. It also promotes a calm mind.
Tahini
Tahini is a paste made from ground sesame seeds. Very common in Middle Eastern cooking, it adds a lovely savory note to any dish and is commonly used as a healthy replacement for mayonnaise and cream in recipes. It is high in “Earth” energy and promotes stability in the nervous system, bones, and especially the reproductive system. From the Western perspective, it is a good source of plant-based calcium and phytoestrogens, making it great for females with low or irregular periods and weak bones. Nearly 5000 years ago, Ayurveda stated that sesame seeds help to regularize periods and strengthen the bones, as well. They are also great for reducing anxiety and bodily dryness.
Oats
Oats have long been a go-to breakfast staple. Rolled oats are processed and steamed so that they can have a quicker cooking time, making for the fast breakfast many of us enjoy. Steel cut oats retain the husk of the oat grain and are more fibrous, although they can be more difficult to digest if you have a weak digestion. Ayurvedically, oats have an “Earth” energy and are balancing for high Fire and high Air elements in the body. They are great for balancing anger and anxiety, producing a calming, grounding “Earth” effect on the mind and body.
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