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    Home / Food & Drink / Easy DIY Vegan Cheese Spread

    Easy DIY Vegan Cheese Spread

    Recipe by Gem’s Wholesome Kitchen

    Suitable for Vegans, Low Carb Diets
    Difficulty Easy
    Makes 12 crackers
    Prep time
     5 minutes (plus soaking the nuts for at least 2 hours)

    Ingredients

    • 200g cashews
    • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
    • juice of 1 lemon
    • 1 tsp garlic powder or 1 clove chopped
    • 1 tsp sea salt to taste
    • pinch of freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
    • 12 crackers

    To flavour the spread

    Pick one of the following:

    • Smokey – 1 tsp smoked paprika
    • Truffle – a few drops of truffle oil
    • Chives – chopped fresh chives

    Method

    Step 1
    Soak the cashews by placing them in a bowl and cover with water by about 2cm. Cover the bowl with a clean tea towel or cloth and let sit at room temperature for at least 2 hours, and ideally overnight. The nuts will plump up as they absorb the water. Once soaked, drain and rinse them in a colander under cool running water.

    Step 2
    Put everything in a food processor or blender. Pulse to roughly break down the cashews. Scrape down the sides, add 60ml water and blend again for about 2 minutes, until the smooth and thick. It should have the consistency of hummus; add an extra splash of water if needed. Taste and add more lemon juice, salt and pepper if necessary.

    Step 3
    Now add your chosen flavour, either Smokey, Truffle or Chives and mix well.

    Step 4
    Spread generously over the crackers and add a garnish of your choice such as cress, sliced radish or chopped herbs.

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