Vegan cheese that's made from pistachio nuts and is free of dairy. Quick and easy recipe for a plant based cheese that has no added oils. This nut cheese slices and grates.

PISTACHIO NUT CHEESE

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup / 150g Pistachio Nuts, shelled
• ½ cup / 40g  Nutritional Yeast
• 1 tbsp Maple syrup / any sweetener
• 1 tbsp Agar agar powder
• 2 cloves of Garlic
• ½ Lemon juiced
• 1 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1½ cups / 350ml Water
• 2 pinches of Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Soak the pistachio nuts in water with a pinch of salt for an hour or overnight.
2. Place half the water and everything else apart from the agar agar into a blender.
3. Blend nut mixture until smooth in a powerful blender.
4. In a pan put in the remaining half of the water and the agar agar powder.
5. Simmer for 5 mins stirring constantly. Make sure no lumps of agar agar form at the bottom.
6. Take off the heat and stir in the pistachio mixture until combined.
7. Pour nut cheese mixture into a mould and then chill for 2 hours. Line with greaseproof paper to give a great look.
8. Enjoy Pistachio Cheese within 3 days and keep chilled.

NOTES

I use a 3" springform mould to make this but anything like a bown can be used instead. Check out my sunflower cheese recipe to see what it would look like set in a normal cereal bowl

https://www.nestandglow.com/healthy-recipes/pistachio-nut-cheese-vegan-dairy-free