Basically, you can think of nutritional yeast
as vegan parmesan: you can sprinkle it atop your favorite noodles, use in dressings and marinades, douse your fresh veggies and beans, and use as a functional ingredient in dishes like Vegan Frittata, vegan strata, vegan macaroni and cheese, tofu «feta, «soups, and so many more recipes.
Not exact matches
Ingredients: 1 medium onion, sliced thin 1 large zucchini, sliced into thin discs 5 small - medium potatoes, sliced into thin discs 2 Tablespoons of olive oil Sprinkle of garlic powder Salt to taste
Vegan Parmesan,
as much
as you like!
The only major revision I made was to omit the
Parmesan in favour of a
vegan (cashew - based) mock parm that I make,
as well
as omitting the butter.
As for the
vegan Parmesan, you'll need roughly same amounts of cashews, macadamia and nutritional yeast and a bit of salt.
12 ounces silken tofu 4 ounces
vegan cream cheese Optional (but recommended): 2 teaspoons
vegan fish sauce, sold
as vegetarian fish sauce at Asian markets 1 teaspoon soy sauce 2 teaspoons Old Bay Seasoning 1 teaspoon garlic powder Optional (but recommended): 1 teaspoon Dulce flakes Zest and juice of one medium lemon Optional: 1 to 2 drops hot sauce 1 can hearts of palm, drained, and coarsely chopped 1 bunch or about six to seven green onions, thinly sliced Optional: 1/4 cup + 2 T. shredded
vegan parmesan (I like Follow Your Heart brand)
When I'm making
vegan pesto, I generally reach for toasted walnuts
as the base because they seem to have a richer and fattier character that mimics the
Parmesan in traditional pesto.
Taste and adjust flavor
as needed, adding a pinch of salt and pepper to taste, or more
vegan parmesan to enhance the cheesiness.
A crunchy rice cake topped with tahini and a sprinkle of nutritional yeast or a smear of miso paste gives the same umami flavor,
as does flax crackers topped with avocado and tangy cheese (if you eat dairy) or a dash of nutritional yeast, which
vegans often substitute for
Parmesan.
It's the
vegan Parmesan cheese, and here it works beautifully,
as it gives the sauce a touch of sweetness, in addition to the strong earthy, cheesy flavors.
First a confession: I kind of made this
vegan pesto by accident one time — because I was out of
Parmesan — but what I discovered is that it's JUST
AS GOOD, if not better.
-LSB-...] Made with nut milk,
vegan cream cheese,
vegan parmesan, and
vegan butter, this macaroni
as just
as creamy and decadent
as the traditional version.
Unlike traditional pesto recipes that contain
Parmesan cheese, this pesto is
vegan and can be made nut - free
as well.
2 cups Daiya shredded cheddar cheese 2 cups Daiya Pepper Jack cheese 1/2 cup Daiya cheddar cheese (for top of mac dish) 1 cup of
Vegan Parmesan Cheese 3 cups of plant milk (I used Almond) 4 Tbsp of
Vegan butter (I used Earth Balance) 1/2 cup of
Vegan bouillon broth 4 Tbsp Flour all purpose 1/4 Tbsp hot sauce 1 pound of Muellers Campanella noodles (Elbow works just
as well) salt and pepper to taste