If you are allergic to cashews then Please don’t make this. Ok Now lets get to the fact, although this is not a replica of regular cheese. This is up there with a point of deliciousness. This turned out a lot better than I thought. At first it’s just your basic vegan cashew cheese. But adding smoked paprika and nutritional yeast was a game changer.

This spread is so versatile. Great on crackers, as a dip or sandwich spread. It would even pair well with roasted stuffed mushrooms. Hmm actually now that’s not a bad idea. Ok look out for that recipe coming soon :).

Give it a shot and let me know what you think. You just need a little patience when pulsing and blending it. It is thick so you might have to open the blender and press it back down towards the blade a few times. Just add a tablespoon or 2 of water at a time. You want it to be thick and pasty and not runny.

Vegan Cashew Cheese Spread

Chef Perry

Delicious Cheese spread

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, dip, Side Dish, Snack

Equipment

• food processor

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup Pre-soaked cashews soak over night or for 15 min in hot water before
• 2 tbsp lemon juice add extra if needed
• 2 pinches sea salt
• 2 pinches fresh black pepper
• 2 cloves cloves of garlic roasted or raw
• 4-5 tbsp water add more as needed
• 1 whole scallion chopped and save half for topping
• 1 tsp smoked paprika add half and save other half for topping
• 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
• few slices crusty bread of choice.

Instructions

 

• Add all the ingredients in a blender
• pulse a few times
• Keep adding extra tbsp of water as needed. You will have to keep scraping the ingredients back down towards the blades.
• Be patient as you want this to be thick and not runny.
• Once mixed well, plate and add remainder scallions and smoked paprika on top
• Spread on fresh crusty bread and enjoy`

Keyword cashews, creamy, dip, spread