Cashew Cheese

We love us our cashews in this household and when Dylan came home from school yesterday, he was craving them, so I decided to try my hand at a raw cashew cheese. This recipe is based on the one here and the making of it was inspired by another mommy friend. The consistency is suitable for nachos or a rich, creamy sauce. Tonight, we drizzled it over brown rice and black bean enchiladas.

Ingredients

• 1 cup cashew nuts
• 1/4 c. roasted red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 1/4 cup shallots
• juice from 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp. Bragg's Liquid Amino Acid
• 1 tbsp. sesame oil
• salt to taste

Place everything into a food processor and blend until smooth.

Adjust consistency to your liking by adding more water to make it thinner or more nuts to make it thicker.