Vegan Cheese

Vegan Cheese

from loveandlemons.com
30 min

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup peeled and diced Yukon Gold potato
  • ¾ cup peeled and diced sweet potato
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ¼ cup raw cashews
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt, plus more for cooking the potatoes
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup water
  • ½ to 1 chipotle pepper from a can of chipotles in adobo sauce
  • 1 tablespoon pickled jalapeños
  • ¼ to ½ teaspoon smoked paprika

Directions

  1. 1

    Place the Yukon Gold and sweet potatoes in a saucepan and cover with cold water by about 1 inch. Add a few pinches of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, until fork-tender, 8 to 12 minutes.

  2. 2

    Drain and transfer to a high-speed blender with the garlic, cashews, apple cider vinegar, nutritional yeast, onion powder, salt, olive oil, and water. Blend until smooth.

  3. 3

    For spicy vegan cheese, add the chipotle pepper or pickled jalapeños. If you’d like a smoky flavor, add the smoked paprika.

  4. 4

    Serve with tortilla chips for dipping or over pasta to make vegan mac & cheese.