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[halikatak]

Please share your yummy raw cheese recipes!
TIA !

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[JennaBoBenna]

I call it more of a "cashew spread" than cheese, but it's nice and creamy

I don't really know the measurements...I just kind of dump it all in and taste as I go

Cashews
Pinenuts
1tb of lemon juice or 1tb apple cider vinegar
salt and pepper to taste

:)
I use this recipe for lasagna, raviolis, quiche, crackers...you name it

[sport]

Cream cheese
2 cups soaked cashews
1 T water
1/8 tsp salt
Process till creamy.
Cover and leave out overnight at room temp. Then refrigerate to get more solid. You can flavor this cream cheese with herbs, garlic, chives, dried fruit, honey, etc.

Feta
2 c saved almond pulp
¼ cup light miso
4 sprigs fresh parsley
6 fresh basil leaves
3 T fresh oregano
4 T fresh thyme
3 T fresh white sage
¼ c olive oil
1 tsp white pepper
2 tsp salt
2 green onions
Combine and blenderize until very creamy. Pour into mesh bag. Squeeze liquid out of bag until no more will come out.
Put pulp crumbles on teflex sheet and dehydrate at 105 degrees for 6 hours or until completely dry. Keep in refrigerator in sealed glass jar.
Freeze liquid into ice cubes and use to season soups or gravy.

Ricotta
4 c soaked macadamia nuts
2 cloves garlic
1 tsp salt
1 basil leaf
1 sprig parsley
Puree adding water as needed.

Pimento Cheese
Blend until smooth:
1 cup water
¾ cup cashew nuts
1 T tahini
1 tsp salt
3 T Nutritional Yeast flakes
1 T minced onion
¼ cup minced red bell pepper
½ of a small clove of garlic
Dash dill seed
2 T lemon juice (or to taste)
Stir in:¾ c minced cheddar cheese
¼ cup minced red bell pepper

Cheddar Cheese
Blend until creamy:
1 large red bell pepper
¼ c water
1 c raw cashews
1 T tahini
3 T nutritional yeast
1 ½ tsp. sea salt
1 T minced onion
1 clove garlic
2 T lemon juice
Spread on teflex sheet and dehydrate. Slice as desired.

Parmesan
Grind to preferred consistency:
Cashew nuts
Salt

[tvillemom]

I love Alissa's recipe for nacho cheese!! DH (who doesn't eat raw) loves it....we eat it out of the FP, and dehydrate it for crackers, but you could deh. it until solid, but sliceable! Love this, and lots of people I've let taste it, love it too. Most cannot believe that it is NOT a real dairy cheese!!

Wendi

[queenfluff]

I have a basic recipe for a fermented nut cheese - it takes some time to make but it is great if you crave tangy cheeses.

http://www.goneraw.com/recipes/385-Raw-Brazil-Nut-Cheez-Spread


(btw, I love your cutey owl icon!)

[trinity082482]

I have given up on cheese lol.. oh well. :rolleyes:

[starborne]

I'm getting ready to make some "cheese" with almonds. I have soaked the almonds, but there is still the matter of the skin. I take it that we don't put the whole almond in the food processor. Do we?

If not, what's the easiest way to 'de-skin' an almond. I've heard about putting them in boiling water for a few seconds, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of being raw?

Alyssa Rose

[raweater]

I love Alissa's recipe for nacho cheese!! DH (who doesn't eat raw) loves it....we eat it out of the FP, and dehydrate it for crackers, but you could deh. it until solid, but sliceable! Love this, and lots of people I've let taste it, love it too. Most cannot believe that it is NOT a real dairy cheese!!

Wendi

Would it be possible for you to post this nacho cheese recipe? Thanks

[queenfluff]

I'm getting ready to make some "cheese" with almonds. I have soaked the almonds, but there is still the matter of the skin. I take it that we don't put the whole almond in the food processor. Do we?

If not, what's the easiest way to 'de-skin' an almond. I've heard about putting them in boiling water for a few seconds, but doesn't that defeat the purpose of being raw?

Alyssa Rose

the best thing to do is to use the almond "pulp" which will be leftover when you make almond milk. Just soak your almonds over night and than drain water and rinse off. Put in blender with 3 cups water ( 1 cup almonds for each batch). Then use a strainer or cheesecloth to get out the milk part and what you have left is almond pulp. Use this part to make the cheese - the skins will be all blended in there so you don't have to worry about removing them.

[starborne]

Thanks, I'll try that next time. I sat in front of the TV watching a DVD and peeling almonds! The 'cheese' pate turned out great!

[subbacultcha]

I just came up with this, and I love it!

1/2 cup pignoli
1/4 cup hemp seeds
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1 small red pepper
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/4 onion, chopped
juice of 1 small lemon
4 tbsp nutritional yeast
3 tbsp oregano
2 tbsp hemp oil
1 sun-dried tomato, chopped
1 tsp sea salt

Whiz it all up in a blender or food processor until smooth. Dehydrate into slices if you want!