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SHARAN/Dairy And Meat Alternatives/Cheeses/Chef Tanya’s Cheese Recipe
Chef Tanya’s Cheese Recipe
Photo by Vanita Tipnis
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- ¾ cup agar flakes (China grass) (or a 1 oz. package)
- 2 cups raw cashew nuts (unroasted and unsalted)
- ½ cup lemon juice
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 2 tsp unrefined salt
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
Method
Place agar and water in a saucepan and bring to a boil, whisking occasionally. Turn the heat down and simmer for 5 minutes whisking continuously – the mixture will thicken. In a blender, grind the cashew nuts to form a powder (it shouldn’t be coarse). You may need to do it in two batches, 1 cup at a time, so that it grinds well. Put all the ground cashews back into the blender and add lemon juice, tahini, salt, garlic and onion powders. Then pour in the water-agar mixture. Blend until smooth and creamy. Pour into a parchment lined loaf pan and refrigerate until firm.
Slice and serve. Store in the refrigerator.
Serves 4-6
Note
This recipe uses many nuts. Please keep your nut limit in mind if you are working on disease reversal.
