Vegan Parmesan Cheese
Attempting to create a vegan parmesan cheese is a tall order for sure. Parmesan has a complex and strong flavor that fills and covers the entire mouth. It’s salty, sweet, acidic, and savory. With this recipe, we are covering all the bases to bring you a delicious vegan parm that hits all of the notes: nutty, cheesy, umami, and flat out delicious. It’s the perfect topping to sprinkle over pasta, risotto, salads, avocado toast or really any of your favorite foods where you would normally use parmesan cheese! Have fun and get creative with this easy and delicious vegan walnut parmesan.
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Vegan Parmesan Cheese Recipe Tips:
+ Don’t have a food processor? That’s okay. You can put the walnuts in a big Ziploc bag and crush them with a rolling pin. Then just mix all the ingredients together in a big bowl.
What is Nutritional Yeast?
Nutritional yeast has been a pantry staple in health food stores for years, but many people are still confused by what it is and how to use it. To be honest, before we got our hands on a bag, we were in the same boat! However, once we started learning more about the numerous health benefits of nutritional yeast and all the different ways you can use it, we were hooked!
Nutritional yeast is vastly different from the yeast used to make bread or brew beer because it is grown specifically to be used as a food product. In fact, the yeast cells aren’t even alive in the final product. The flavor of nutritional yeast is nutty and cheesy. In fact, it’s used as a cheese substitute for many vegan recipes (and one of the reasons we included it in this vegan parmesan cheese recipe).
Besides the delicious flavor, nutritional yeast is… well, nutritious! It’s a great source of protein, B vitamins, and trace minerals – yes please! All this helps boost your energy, support the immune system, and improve nail, hair, and skin health.
Add it to soups, pasta dishes and more for delicious flavor and nutrients in every bite.
Vegan Parmesan Cheese
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup walnuts
- 2 1/2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tsp salt
- 3/4 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 3/4 tsp lemon juice
Equipment
Instructions
- Add all the ingredients to the food processor bowl. Pulse until you get a crumbly, Parmesan like, mixture.
- Sprinkle over pasta, toast, salads or your favorite dishes.
Recipe and photos by Abril Macías.
