Creamy Dairy-Free Rajas con Crema (Vegan Mexican Poblano Pepper Recipe)
This dairy-free rajas con crema recipe is made with roasted poblano strips, sweet corn, and a luscious vegan cream sauce. A plant-based take on a comforting Mexican classic!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 221kcal
Ingredients
Vegan Rajas con Crema Ingredients
- 5 medium poblanos 1 ¼ lbs. or almost 600gm
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small white onion sliced into thin strips
- 3 garlic cloves finely minced
- ½ to ¾ cups corn kernels adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon salt adjust to taste
Vegan Crema Ingredients*
- ½ cup almonds soaked overnight or boiled for 10 minutes and peeled
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
- ¾ cups water
Instructions
- Roast the poblanos over an open flame, or broiler, or on a hot comal. Roast until evenly blackened on all sides. Place in a bowl or container and cover to steam for 10 minutes.
- In the meantime make the vegan crema if using homemade, if not skip this step. Place the soaked almonds, salt, nutritional yeast, and water into a blender cup. Blend until completely smooth. Strain using a cheese cloth and squeeze out all the liquid and discard the almond pulp. Mix in the cornstarch and set aside.
- Use a butter knife to scrape away the blackened bits from the poblanos. Remove the stem, cut off the seeds and pith the seeds are attached to. Slice into thin, even-sized strips.
- Heath the oil, once hot sauté the onion until soft. Mix in the minced garlic and cook for a couple minutes. Add the poblano pepper strips, and the corn kernels. Sprinkle in the seasonings, mix and cook for 5 to 8 minutes.
- Mix in the vegan crema and cook for another 5 minutes or until warmed through and thickened up a bit.
- Taste and adjust seasoning if needed. Serve as desired.
Notes
Please notice that the nutritional information are just estimates and will vary depending on what type of crema you used.
You can can also find my vegetarian rajas con crema recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 4servings | Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Sodium: 777mg | Potassium: 463mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 560IU | Vitamin C: 122mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 1mg
