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Vegan “Feta Cheese”

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Wait Time 12 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups (145g) almond flour
  • 45g raw cashew nuts, soaked in water for 5 hours
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • ½ cup water
  • 3 tbs extra virgin olive oil
  • 2   cloves garlic
  • 1 ¼ tsp  salt

Instructions

  • Place all the ingredients in a food processor and process to a smooth puree.
  • Place a colander in a slightly bigger bowl and drape a cheese cloth over the colander. Pour the puree into the cheese cloth. Tie the corners of the cheese cloth together to make a sack, and suspend over a bowl for 12 hours or overnight in the fridge.
  • Preheat an oven to 350F.
  • Grease a baking dish with a tiny bit of oil, then untie the cheese cloth and gently place the ball of cheese in the baking dish, face down.
  • Bake for about 40 minutes, until the cheese becomes golden. Remove from the oven and let cool completely.
  • Keep refrigerated up to 3 weeks, if it lasts that long…
Course: Appetizer, Breakfast
Cuisine: Balkan, Vegan
Keyword: cheese, spread, vegan