1/24/2024 0 Comments Cashew cheese recipe smoky![]() ![]() Recipe by Michele Humlan, The Good Eats CompanyĢ cups roasted salted or unsalted cashews, soaked overnight and drained wellġ large garlic clove, zested or finely mincedģ tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes, fine or coarse Perfect for those who avoid dairy by choice or necessity, and perfect for anyone else! Smoky Vegan Cashew Cheese This is a good keeper – up to a week in the fridge. I could go on and on with suggestions for your enjoyment, as I have become quite attached to this smoky “cheese” spread, through the many versions made and shared with my Official Tasters. It makes a unique sandwich spread and would serve as a tasty base for a roasted vegetable flatbread. ![]() The spread can be made thick (and keep in mind it will thicken after refrigeration) or thinned out with water for use as a dip or pasta sauce. ![]() Your best kitchen tool for making this vegan cheese smooth is a nice food processor if you halve the recipe, use the smaller bowl attachment to keep ingredients more tightly packed together. Nutritional yeast is easily found in the bulk bins of natural food stores and it keeps well at room temperature. Lemon juice for tartness and a hefty dose of raw garlic give a blast to your tastebuds, and the flakes of nutritional yeast lend the umami facsimile of aged cheddar. Most vegan cashew cheese recipes start with raw cashews, but I used roasted nuts to complement the smoked Spanish paprika and give not only depth of flavor but a pleasant color. I’ve been reading about and thinking about vegan cheeses made with cashews and today’s recipe is the result of much playing around in the kitchen in order to get it right, and trying to duplicate that terrific spread. It was so delicious I purchased some just for me and indulged. This cheese was made from oats and had a light caramel color and hickory smoke flavor. There was a vegan cheese spread I used a few years ago for a client who stopped eating dairy, with a persistent longing for the texture and taste of a creamy cheese, but with a strong dislike for the soy substitutes available. ![]()
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