Three Raw “Cheese” Spreads
The holidays are upon us! Everyone is looking for healthy raw food recipes that will look great on their holiday tables! This recipe makes it easy for you to put three different raw “cheese” spreads on your table. Your non raw food eating friends will never know that you have secretly provided them with healthy food!
Starting with one basic spread, divide it and quickly make three dramatically different spreads. Think sweet cranberry walnut, savory garlic pepper rosemary and spicy chipotle sun dried tomato! I truly love these recipes. So fast, so easy, so versatile!
"Cheese" Spread Three Ways
The Base
- 3 cups cashews, soaked
- 1 cup pine nuts
- 1 lemon (juice from)
- 1/4 cup water
- Combine all ingredients in food processor and process until smooth. This will take a bit of time. You will want to stop and scrape down the sides, once in a while.
- Remove 2 cups and split between two bowls. (1 cup in each bowl.)
Garlic Pepper Rosemary Spread
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon rosemary
- Add above ingredients to the remaining mixture that is in the bowl.
- Process until well mixed. Chill.
Sundried Chipotle Spread
- 1 cup base
- 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- 1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes (softened and chopped)
- Mix all ingredients together. Chill.
Cranberry Walnut Spread
- 1 cup base
- 1 tablespoon agave (or liquid sweetener of your choice)
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- Mix all ingredients together. Chill.
Amber wrote on March 6, 2010
how long do you soak cashews?
Susan wrote on March 6, 2010
At least 3 hours.
Ludia wrote on December 29, 2009
Thanks for your prompt reply. I love the Ampersand web site, thanks for the link.
Ludia wrote on December 29, 2009
Your recipes are delish. Thanks.
As is your presentation. You have many beautiful dishes and know how to set off the food. Where did you, for example, find these lovely star-shaped bowls? I have been looking for some just like that but because I live in the boonies have had no luck finding any. Do you happen to have a link for them?
Thanks,
Ludia
Susan wrote on December 29, 2009
Most of the dishes come from Ampersand..you can visit their website by clicking on the yellow link on the sidebar. The star dishes I have had for years. Have no idea where they came from but I will try to do some research for you.
snowdrop wrote on December 10, 2009
thank you for this lovely trio 🙂 i made the cran/walnut 1/3 and loooove it!!
then blogged about it this morning on http://adkrawfood.blogspot.com/
with a link back to here for the recipe 🙂
great day to you!
xo
snowdrop
brogan wrote on November 22, 2009
These look amazing! I am definitely going to make them for christmas.
Cindy wrote on November 22, 2009
Oh boy, I’m going to making this at Thanksgiving for my dear not-so-raw family!
Cindy wrote on November 21, 2009
What do you think of serving this with veggie slices?
Susan wrote on November 21, 2009
I think they would be fab with veggie slices. I also think that the cranberry walnut would be great with apple slices.
Ida wrote on November 20, 2009
I will start soaking the cashews today. This looks great!
Veggie Wedgie wrote on November 20, 2009
These look so good!