As you may know, Ricotta is one of the love or hate cheeses that many know to be in Italian dishes such as lasagna. But, like many with having a lactose intolerance tends to put me in a situation to not being able to always appreciate the quality of this dairy-filled ingredient.
There are a lot of great cheese alternatives on today’s market shelves that are vegan or lactose-free. Yet when it comes to nut or soy-free ingredients, there is a limited about of healthy options to choose from especially ricotta.
Today I will be sharing with you how I have been able to recreate this Italian classic not only vegan but top 8 free ingredients! Let’s make an allergy-friendly Vegan Ricotta “cheese”.
Ingredients:
- Sunflower Seeds
- Purified Water
- Oat Milk
- Lemon Juice
- Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)
- Garlic
- Nutritional Yeast
- Probiotic*
- Parsley
- Basil
- Garlic powder
- Salt & Pepper
Materials:
- Food processor
- Spatula
- Small bowl
- Strainer
- Measuring cups & spoons
In your small bowl steep sunflower seeds in boiling water for 1hr, after an hour drain water from seeds using a strainer.
Tip: be sure to cover the bowl with a small plate to trap steam and heat in the bowl, for optimal results.
In a food processor, blend steeped seeds, oat milk, lemon juice, ACV, garlic, nutritional yeast, and parsley into a paste-like consistency.
Once a paste is formed add fresh basil, garlic powder, and probiotic powder, and pulse until combined
Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve or store in the refrigerator.
Vegan "Nut-free" Ricotta
Equipment
- Food Processor
- Small bowl
- Spatula
- Measuring Cups & Spoons
- Strainer
Ingredients
- 1¼ cup Sunflower seeds
- ¾ cup Purified Water boiling hot
- ½ cup Oat Milk
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- 1 tsp Apple Cider Vinegar
- 1 clove Garlic minced
- 1 tbsp Nutritional Yeast
- 2 tsp Parsley
- 1 serving Probiotic Powder
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- ½ cup Fresh basil
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a small bowl, steep sunflower seeds and boiling water for 1hr by covering the bowl
- Once steeped, drain sunflower seeds in a strainer to remove water
- In a food processor, blend steeped seeds, oat milk, lemon juice, ACV, garlic, nutritional yeast, and parsley into a grainy paste consistency
- Once paste is formed, add probiotic powder, garlic powder, and basil and pulse until combined
- Finish with salt and pepper to taste
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