Nori Macadamia Nut Cheese (Vegan, DF, GF)
What do you do when you can’t eat dairy anymore but you love cheese…make your own of course!
Some of you may think that this sounds a little extreme, but I used to eat so much cheese that my brother nicknamed me, cheese please! I therefore had to work out a way to reintegrate this into my diet and the best thing about making your own, is that you can make it to your own palate
You may think that making vegan cheese sounds difficult but it is really a blender recipe with just a few ingredients. I got this recipe from Plantlab, my favourite raw plant power recipe book, which just blows my mind with every recipe. I love learning the new techniques and intensity of flavours you can achieve through raw preparations. You’ll need a dehydrator for this, but an oven on low will work just as well.
Mr B couldn’t work out what this was at first glance, but once he decided to try it, he loved the smooth texture and tangy taste
Ingredients
For the cheese
- 3 cups macadamia nuts, soaked
- ½ cup of water (just enough to blend thoroughly)
- 1 probiotic capsule
- ¼ tsp. sea salt
- 1 tsp. nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp. lemon juice
For the nori powder
- Pulse nori in blender until it becomes a powder, about 1 minute
Method
- Blend the macadamia nuts, water and probiotic capsule in a high speed blender until smooth, about 3 minutes
- Place the mixture in a shallow glass bowl and cover with cheesecloth. Let it sit at room temperature for 24-48 hours to culture
- Mix in the sea salt, nutritional yeast and lemon juice
- Roll the cheese into a cylinder by first placing a 12-inch piece of plastic warp on a flat surface
- Place half a cup of cheese in the middle and flatten it out into a rectangular shape
- Carefully roll the plastic wrap over the cheese and twist the sides to create a tight cylinder
- Tie the ends securely, starting with one and then twisting the other carefully and tightly before tying
- Place the cylinder in the freezer for 2 hours
- Remove the plastic wrap, roll the cheese in the nori powder and dehydrate for 115f for 24 hours to develop the rind
- Refrigerate until ready to use
