Cashew Nut Vegan Cheese: Melts and Slices Perfectly

Original, aromatic, tender and very tasty! The meatless vegan cheese is made from cashew nuts, without using any animal products. Due to the addition of agar-agar, it cuts perfectly and even melts during heat treatment. Used as a snack or addition to other dishes
cook time: 15h
Zoe Kendrick
Cashew Nut Vegan Cheese: Melts and Slices Perfectly

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

293
Calories
29g
Fat
8g
Carbs
8g
Protein

Ingredients (8 portions)

Basic:

Salt to taste
Lemon juice (or to taste) 25 ml
Water (200 in blender, 200 in agar-agar) 400 ml
Vegetable oil 100 g
Dry spices to taste
Cashew 250 g
Agar-agar (or 20, depending on the manufacturer) 30 g
Dried onions g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make meatless vegan cashew cheese? Prepare your food. Take cashews raw, not roasted. You can use almonds instead (they will need to be peeled). Any vegetable oil is suitable, you can take either refined or first-pressed, aromatic. I couldn’t find dry onions, so I cooked without them.

Step 2

Step 2
Place the nuts in a bowl and fill with clean cold water (its volume is not included in the ingredients). Leave the nuts in the water for at least 10 hours.

Step 3

Step 3
During this time, the cashews will swell greatly. Drain the water and rinse them a little.

Step 4

Step 4
Squeeze a tablespoon of juice from the lemon.

Step 5

Step 5
Place nuts in a blender bowl and add lemon juice. Add salt, vegetable oil, pour in 200 ml of water. If you are using dried onions, add that too.

Step 6

Step 6
Beat all products until smooth.

Step 7

Step 7
Pour agar-agar over the remaining two hundred milliliters of cold water in a saucepan and stir. If you are confident in your agar, then use a smaller amount.

Step 8

Step 8
Place the saucepan on low heat. Cook the agar, stirring, until it boils, and about two minutes after.

Step 9

Step 9
Add the hot agar to the blender and the nut mixture. Punch everything again until smooth.

Step 10

Step 10
Take a suitable container for freezing the cheese, I have a deep bowl. Place the nut mixture into it. Act quickly as agar begins to gel at 40 degrees. If desired, you can add dry herbs or spices to the cheese. I added dry basil. Level the mixture on top. Place the bowl in the refrigerator until the cheese has completely stabilized.

Step 11

Step 11
Vegetarian cheese will harden fairly quickly and will be easy to cut with a knife. If you add cheese to pizza, it will melt. And frozen one can be grated onto pasta. Bon appetit!

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