How To Make Vegan Parmesan "Cheese"

nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: brewer's yeast

Brewer's yeast is often less expensive but has a different flavor profile.

raw cashews

🥗Healthier: raw almonds

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Sunflower seeds provide a nut-free option that is budget-friendly.

garlic powder

💰Cheaper: fresh garlic

Fresh garlic can be a more flavorful alternative.

salt

💰Cheaper: sea salt

Sea salt is often cheaper and adds a different texture.

Remove the tough stems from the dried shiitake mushrooms and break the caps into smaller pieces.

Using a spice grinder, blender, or food processor, add the shiitake mushrooms, nutritional yeast, and salt.

Blitz until it forms a fine powder, ensuring no chunks of shiitake remain.

Dump the mixture into a bowl.

Pulse the walnuts a few times in the grinder, being careful not to turn them into walnut butter.

Add the pulsed walnuts to the bowl with the yeast mixture.

Crumble the raw cashews and add them to the bowl, being careful not to over-process them into cashew butter.

Mix all ingredients together until the mixture reaches the texture of damp sand.

Store in a sealed glass container in the fridge for a few months.

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