Sunday, February 26, 2006

Incredible Nacho Cheese


This recipe is really yummy and yet vegan... enjoy!

1 cup raw cashews
2 cups of water
4 oz. can pimentos
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup soy cheese (optional)

Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth and creamy
Pour mixture into saucepan and cook over medium heat 5-6 min., stirring constantly

Add the following ingredients after preparing the cheese. Mix well, warm in a slow cooker and serve with tortilla chips

1 can of refried beans
1 small jar of salsa
1 container of tofutti sour cream

5 comments:

Joelle said...

I've personally taste-tested this cheese and it is GREAT! Good job, Melanie. By the way, I bought an entire cookbook of vegan cheeses... so expect some cheesy business soon. :-)

Melanie said...

cool beans....!!.. I mean.. cheese! oh man things are getting really cheesy around here. wow! have mercy.:)

Anonymous said...

I can't wait to try making it! And to taste it AGAIN! This is the best thing ever associated with vegan-ism! Yeah... (they'll never know)... I'll just call it "cheeze"

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