How to Make Vegan Cheese in 5 Steps
The vegan cheese commonly known as fauxmage is a staple of vegan cooking. While in the past, vegan followers had to make do with slices and blocks for grilling, we are now seeing the appearance of many types of fauxmage imitating soft dairy cheeses.
Our recipe will allow you to create your own version of fauxmage in 5 easy steps. Made with cashews, this very versatile recipe will take on a variety of flavors depending on your inspiration of the moment.
Discover here how to make your own vegan cheese in only 5 steps.
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Soaking: 4 hours or overnight
Waiting time: 2 hours
Storage: 1 week in the refrigerator
Ingredients
1 cup of raw cashews
1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast (also known as nutritional yeast)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons of filtered water
1 tablespoon coconut oil melted
1 teaspoon of salt
Seasoning suggestions: dried dill and lemon zest, herbs of Provencegarlic and chives, cumin, maras saltetc.
Approach
- Soak the cashew nuts in 4 cups of water for 4 hours or overnight.
- Empty the cashew nuts of their soaking water and rinse well.
- In a food processor or high-powered blender, blend in the cashews rinsed, the nutritional yeast (also known as nutritional yeast)lemon juice, coconut oilfiltered water and salt. Pulverize until a homogeneous paste is obtained.
- Transfer the paste to a nylon bag or in the end of a clean nylon stocking, twist the bag to press the dough into a tight ball. Hang overnight to drain.
- The next day, remove the fauxmage from the bag and form a ball. Brush surface with a small amount of water and sprinkle with a tablespoon of seasoning. Store in the refrigerator.
Enjoy your fauxmage on the crackers of your choice. For a 100% raw and vegan recipe, try our flax and romaine with olives.
Enjoy your meal!
The team of La Boite à Grains
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Recipe creation :
Véronique Cousineau, ND