Put cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and a pinch of salt in a blender and give it a spin. Just that quickly you have a condiment to add both flavor and texture to your next dish. For starters, try this in all the normal places you would reach for parmesan cheese.
Place the ingredients in a blender in the order listed. Pulse the blender 8-10 times. Check the consistency. Pulse again if needed. You are looking for the texture of corn meal. If you over blend it, you will end up with garlic cashew butter. Not a bad result, but not what you may want in this situation.
Store in a covered jar on your pantry shelf. Use on vegetables, in casseroles, or as a topping for popcorn. Let your imagination go wild!
Notes
If you like, pop up some popcorn. Shake the cheese on top of plain or lightly buttered popcorn.This also goes very well on top of our first Dinner 911: Polenta, Asparagus and Marinara
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Faux Parmesean Cheese (Vegan)
Amount per Serving
Calories
52.03
% Daily Value*
Fat
3.61
g
6
%
Saturated Fat
0.63
g
4
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.63
g
Monounsaturated Fat
1.92
g
Sodium
97.94
mg
4
%
Potassium
92.22
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
3.31
g
1
%
Fiber
0.75
g
3
%
Sugar
0.48
g
1
%
Protein
2.43
g
5
%
Vitamin C
0.04
mg
0
%
Calcium
3.14
mg
0
%
Iron
0.66
mg
4
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.