Raw Cashew Cheese

By Dolphl1970

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups raw cashews (or cashew pieces)
• 1/3 cup water
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice (fresh squeezed is the best)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 teaspoons sea salt

Preparation

Step 1

Put the cashews in a bowl and cover with enough water to cover the nuts by about two inches. Let soak for 2+ hours and then drain.

Combine the soaked + drained cashews, water, lemon juice, garlic cloves and sea salt in a food processor and blend. Scrape down the sides and blend again until completely smooth, a couple minutes or more depending on how good your processor is.

Put your "cheese" in a small bowl or Tupperware and cover it. Let stand at room temperature for 24 hours to let the flavors meld and ferment a bit. After 24 hours, put the cheese in the refrigerator covered for up to 5 days. You can sprinkle herbs on the top if you like. To get it to look like my above photo, I just sprinkled smoked paprika, chili pepper flakes and black pepper in a circle on some plastic wrap and then put the cheese on top and wrapped it up into a circle. I think dill or scallions would also be awesome!