Dairy-Free Cheese Ball
 
 
This all-American vegan cheese ball, delivers on taste, presentation making it the perfect party appetizer!
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Ingredients
  • 1 cup blanched almonds
  • ½ cup pine nuts
  • ½ cup of firm tofu well drained
  • 1 Tbl nutritional yeast
  • tsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 2 drops of liquid smoke
  • 2 tsp onion powder
  • ½ red pepper (if you digest them)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 Tbl fresh chives
Instructions
  1. Pour boiling water over 1 cup of raw almonds. Cover and set it aside for 10 minutes.
  2. Pinch each almond to remove the skin.
  3. Cover the tofu in a clean kitchen or paper towel and press to remove as much liquid as possible.
  4. Place the almonds, and the pine nuts in a blender or food processor. Pulse several times to break down the nuts but still leave some texture.
  5. Add the tofu, the olive oil, the liquid smoke, the onion powder, and salt and pulse a few more times..
  6. Pour the mix in a bowl and fold in the chives. Taste and season more if needed.
  7. Make a ball by placing the cheese in a plastic wrap. Roll until you have a perfect round ball. Refrigerate overnight.
  8. The next day, chop 1 cup of walnuts into small pieces and roll the ball to cover it completely.
  9. Serve with crackers, celery sticks or toasted bread slices.
Recipe by Kind Cooking at https://kindcooking.com/dairy-free-cheese-ball/