Vegan Sauce Recipes: Raw Vegan Mole Sauce

This weekend, I was craving something spicy and satisfying, but didn't dare think about turning on the oven during what's been a bad heat wave. And then it hit me: a raw mole sauce! Mole, which is traditionally used in Mexican cooking as a dressing for meat dishes, has several variations throughout Latin American cuisine. When I lived in Guatemala, my host mother would make a superbly delicious version called pipián, which utilizes pumpkin seeds and a variety of spices. In place of meat, the sauce was ladled over cooked veggies (but honestly, I would have probably eat it by the spoonful if I didn't have manners ;)). Use this raw mole sauce on tacos (raw or cooked), veggies, as a tofu marinade--even by the spoonful, if you're so inclined.