Raw Tacos with Cashew Cheese

Taco "Meat" Ingredients

1-1/2 cups raw walnuts, finely ground in the food processor
1-1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1-1/2 tsp. chili powder
3/4 tsp. ground coriander
2 Tbsp. Nama Shoyu (raw soy sauce)

Combine the walnuts, cumin, chili powder and corinader and mix well. Drizzle Nama Shoyu over all and mix well again. It's just that easy :)

Creamy Cashew Cheese Ingredients:

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup Nama Shoyu
1/4 red bell pepper, chopped
2 to 3 cloves garlic, peeled
1-1/4 cups raw cashews, macadamia nuts, pine nuts or a combination

Combine all ingredients in a high-speed blender until it's creamy and smooth. Yum!



I had some onion bread made so I spread the cheese on then topped it with the walnut mixture, salsa, lettuce and cilantro. It was SO yummy!! You could easily just put the mixture onto a collard leaf, lettuce leaf or your favorite Raw base. Enjoy!


This recipe is originally from Rawvolution by Matt Amsden. It is a fabulous book full of doable, gourmet and living cuisine. It's a must-have for sure!





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Nicole

Lemon Dessert Cashew Cheez

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups cashews, soaked at least 1 hour
6 Tbs. lemon juice
6 Tbs. agave
6 Tbs. coconut oil, melted
1/4 cup water
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp.nutritional yeast
1/4 tsp. sea salt
2 Tbs. lemon zest

Directions:

Blend all ingredients in the Vita-Mix until smooth.

Refrigerate. Will keep for 5-6 days.

Enjoy!

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Conquering Lion Cashew Cheez

Ingredients

2 C Cashews
1 C Filtered water
1/3 C Red bell pepper, diced
2½ Tbl Green onion, diced
2 Tbl Cilantro, minced
1 tsp Garlic, minced (optional)
3 tsp shoyu, or to taste
1/2 tsp Sea salt, or to taste
Pinch Crushed red pepper flakes

Preparation

1. Blend cashews with filtered water until smooth. Place in a ½ gallon open-mouthed glass jar. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and secure with a rubber band. Cover with a towel and allow to sit in a warm place overnight.

2. Pour cashew mixture into a large mixing bowl, combine with remaining ingredients and mix well. I pulse mine a few times in the Vitamix. Refrigerate and serve with flax crackers, veggies, over salad or as a spread for nori wraps, yum!

Variations

• Delicious when made with macadamia nuts or pine nuts.
• Blend 1 C of chopped red pepper with cultured cashew mixture, before adding the remaining ingredients.
• Replace cilantro with other fresh herbs.
• Add ¼ C grated carrots or beets.
• Replace bell pepper with other fresh veggies.

Serving suggestions

• Use as a dip for Flax Crackers.
• Use as a spread in Live Nori Rolls or scoop into a salad.

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