Cashew Cheese

Mom has always enjoyed teaching my sisters and I how to cook healthy meals and I've grown to enjoy cooking. My family and I are vegan and we love working with natural foods to make delicious meals. One of my family's favorite recipes is cashew "cheese". It's a cheese substitute that we use quite often in many recipes that call for cheese. We use it for homemade pizza (recipe coming soon), macaroni and "cheese", lasagna casserole, on toast and much more! Yesterday I made pizzas for our family and took pictures while I cooked. Today, I'll share the "cheese" recipe and I'll post the pizza recipe later this week.

Cashew "Cheese"

Makes about 3 1/2 cups of cheese

Here's what you'll need:

6 oz. of cashews (whole or chopped)
1/2 cup of water
2 raw tomatoes, quartered
1 orange bell pepper, sliced
salt (to taste)
seasonings (your favorites)

Step 1: Blend the cashews and water until smooth. Depending

on your blender's speed, you may need to add a little more water.

Step 2: Add the tomatoes and blend again.

Step 3: Next, add the bell pepper, salt, and seasonings making sure

everything is blended smoothly. I usually add garlic, basil or thyme,

and turmeric. A bit of lemon juice is great too.

Step 4: When you're finished it should looking something like this:

Variations: We've used peanuts or almonds instead

of cashews. The flavor is slightly different but

both nuts make a great substitution.

Go ahead and give it a try and let me know how you enjoyed it! Hope you all are having a blessed week!

What is your family's favorite recipe? Share in a comment below!

Blessings,

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