Vegan 'cheese' Spread

Submitted by Jubes

"A vegan cheese spread- posted in response to a forum request. A great vegan or dairy-free option"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Yields: 1/4 cup
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 4 teaspoons sunflower oil (or other similar oil)
• 3 pinches sea salt
• 1⁄2 garlic clove, peeled
• 1 ounce ground almonds
• 8 drops fresh lemon juice

directions

1. place the oil and the sea salt into a small bowl.
2. Rub the cut part of th garlic around the inside of the basin, spreading the oil and the salt. Discard the garlic clove.
3. Add the ground almonds and mix to a paste.
4. Spread onto crackers or bread as needed.

Reviews

[free-free]

I thought this was wonderful. I used my seed/nut grinder to grind the almonds...measuring the amounts w/ eyeballs and to taste...and enlisted some google aid for almond ounces {{used about twenty...but there are no nut police per se ;) ;) }} I was generous w/ the drops and def. used x-tra garlic{{...I like it vampy :) }}- left the garlic buried in the spread to infuse flavor...lovely on warm whole grain bread...a fabu twist on a nut butter...great 'cause I am off dairy yet crave some creaminess at times (comfort food !!! )...Thanks for the recipe share! <b> YUMMINESS </b> :)

 

[Lalaloula]

This is awesome! Its such a yummy spread! Loved the grainy texture and garlicky taste. YUM! I like spreads more than dips, so I left it more of a pasty consistency. <br/>I ground my almonds by hand, so thats why my spread turned out more chunky, but I liked the texture a lot. Since almonds have a lot of fat themselves I only used half of the oil and water for the rest. That worked out well.<br/>Oh and I left out the lemon juice due to an allergy.<br/>THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing a wonderful recipe with us, Jubes. Ill make it again.<br/>Made and reviewed for the Aussie/NZ Recipe Swap #57 October 2011.