Cashew Ricotta Recipe
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Cashew Ricotta Recipe
Description
The recipe involves soaking raw cashew nuts for several hours to soften them before blending with lemon juice or vinegar, sea salt, nutritional yeast, and optional garlic and onion powders to create a ricotta-like texture. Nutritional yeast adds a subtle cheesy flavor, while the acid helps thicken and tang the mixture.
Separately, finely sliced onions are cooked over low to medium heat with olive oil and butter until caramelized, tender, and fragrant, which can take up to 30-40 minutes. This slow cooking develops the onions' natural sugars and deepens their flavor.
To serve, sourdough bread is toasted, then spread with the creamy cashew ricotta, topped with the caramelized onions, drizzled with honey, and finished with fresh thyme. This layering combines creamy, sweet, and herby elements for a balanced bite.
Soaking the cashews thoroughly is key for a smooth blend. The garlic and onion powders are optional and affect the savory character, so they can be omitted or adjusted depending on use. Nutritional yeast can be left out if baking with the ricotta.
Ingredients
For the Ricotta:
- 2 cups cashew nuts soaked - see notes, raw
- lemon juice juice of 1 lemon or 3 tbsp. white or apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt sea salt
- 2 tbsp. nutritional yeast see notes
- 1 tsp garlic powder optional - see notes
- tsp onion powder optional - see notes
- 1/4 - 1/2 cup of water
For the onions:
- 1 onion finely slived, large white sweet
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 tsp butter or vegan margarine
For the toast:
- 1 tbsp. honey Bee Maid brand
- thyme fresh sprigs
- sourdough bread a piece of
Instructions
For the Onions:
- Into a cast iron skillet add a dash of olive oil and cook your onions, garlic and thyme on low-medium heat till caramelized, fragrant and tender. This may take up to 30-40 minutes. Stir often to avoid burning. The slower you cook these the better. Be patient. I suggest cooking extra to have leftovers for when you make this toast again!
For the Ricotta:
- Place all your ingredients into a high speed blender and blend until it resembles a Ricotta like texture. See notes.
- To assemble, toast your sourdough bread, spread on some of that amazing ricotta, top with some caramelized onions, a generous drizzling of honey and a fresh dusting of thyme!
- It's that easy. Soo good, easy and perfect for a morning breakfast or snack!
Notes
- Soak cashews in cold water for 2-24 hours or hot water for 30 minutes, then rinse for best texture.
- Nutritional yeast adds cheesy flavor but can be omitted, especially if using ricotta for baking.
- Garlic and onion powders are optional and significantly influence the flavor profile.
- Slow caramelization of onions (30-40 min) develops rich sweetness; cooking extra for leftovers is recommended.
- Blend longer for a whipped, smooth ricotta-like consistency.
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Overall Rating
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