Super Fantastic Vegan Cashew Cheese (slices, Sauce Or Dip)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast flakes
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 cup water
• 1 (4 ounce) jar pimientos
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 cup raw cashews
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons agar-agar
• 1 cup cold water

Recipe

• 1 to sterilize your cashew nuts: spread your nuts out on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 10 minutes and then cool completely before using them.
• 2 whiz first 7 ingredients in blender or food processor until nuts are liquefied.
• 3 slowly drizzle in oils to thicken and then add lemon juice after oils are incorporated.
• 4 mix agar agar in 1 cup cold water. cook in separate sauce pan until clear (about 10 min).
• 5 with a spoon stir cooked (warm) agar agar into cheese mixture. immediately pour into loaf pan lined with plastic wrap and fold plastic wrap ends and sides over top.
• 6 refrigerate until set and slice as needed.
• 7 to use as a spread or dip, do not add agar agar.
• 8 when the loaf version is set, my mom slices into ½ sections. she puts them side to side with clear wrap in between and freezes then for individual later use.