I served this warm white bean salad at a dinner party and more than half the guests wanted the recipe. It is absolutely delicious and very easy to make.
A thick but pourable vegan sauce when hot off the stove, semi-solid and spreadable (shown) after it has cooled for a bit. Either way, it's phenomenal on top of French onion soup.
Blanched almonds are just almonds with their skins removed. This may be done in order to get rid of their bitterness and/or because skinless almonds are considered prettier. There are two ways to blanch almonds and the end result for each is somewhat different.