This easy cashew cheese spread makes a great appetizer paired with crackers. It does not taste like dairy cheese if that’s what your tastebuds know, however, it’s really good for what it is. I made this little spread a bit ago and paired it with Rosemary Mary’s Gone Crackers and freshly caught wild Alaskan salmon. It was a delicious pairing for a date night in.
Cashew Cheese Spread
Makes about 1 cup
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked for 1 hour to 24 hours in water and then drained & rinsed – If I only soak for 1-2 hours (my usual), I soak them in hot water from my teapot. The longer the soak, the creamier the cheese.
- 2 large garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4-1/2 tsp Himilayan or sea salt, to taste
- ground pepper, a few turns or a pinch
Method
Blender Method: Add the soaked cashews (drain first), garlic, lemon juice, sea salt and pepper to a high speed blender. Blend until fairly smooth. The mixture will still be thick though. A narrow blender canister is ideal for this as it’s a smaller amount. If you have the wide 64 oz Vitamix canister, you might have to double the recipe to get the mixture to hit the blades. Think happy thoughts as you are scraping out the bottom of the blender to get the mixture out.
Food Processor Method: Add the soaked cashews, garlic, salt & pepper, but not the lemon juice to the food processor. Pulse until the cashews and garlic break down. Now add in the lemon juice and run until smooth. While processing, turn it off a couple times to scrape down the sides as you go. It’s much easier to get the mixture out of a food processor vs the blender.
Serve paired with crackers. I like Mary’s Gone Crackers with this cheese. Enjoy!
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Cashew Cheese Spread
Ingredients
Method
- Blender Method: Add the soaked cashews, garlic, lemon juice, sea salt and pepper to a high speed blender. Blend until fairly smooth. The mixture will still be thick though. A narrow blender canister is ideal for this as it’s a smaller amount. If you have the wide 64 oz Vitamix canister, you might have to double the recipe to get the mixture to hit the blades. Think happy thoughts as you are scraping out the bottom of the blender to get the mixture out.
- Food Processor Method: Add the soaked cashews, garlic, salt & pepper, but not the lemon juice to the food processor. Pulse until the cashews and garlic break down. Now add in the lemon juice and run until smooth. While processing, you will need to turn it off a couple times to scrape down the sides. It’s much easier to get the mixture out of a food processor vs the blender.
- Serve paired with crackers. I like Mary’s Gone Crackers with this cheese. Enjoy!
Notes
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