Nut Cheese

2c macadamias

1c pine nuts

2 T lemon juice

2 T nutritional yeast

2 yellow peppers

2T fresh parsley

1T fresh thyme

1t salt

½c water as needed

Process all ingredients together adding as little of the water as possible until a fluffy consistency is achieved.

Walnut Meat Layer

1 ½c walnuts soaked 1 hour or more

1c sun-dried tomatoes, soaked for 1 hour or more

2T dark/brown miso

2t dried oregano

2t dried sage

5T nama shoyu

½t cayenne pepper
2T olive oil

1T agave nectar

Grind all ingredients in a food processor, leaving the mixture slightly chunky.
Tomato sauce

1 ½c sun dried tomatoes, soaked 1 hour or more

2 soft dates

2 cloves garlic

2c tomato, seeded and chopped

1 ½T dried oregano

1/3c olive oil

2T lemon juice

Process in a food processor until smooth.

Green pesto

2 c tightly packed basil leaves

¾c pine nuts or walnuts

½c olive oil

1t salt

1 clove garlic

1T lemon juice

Process all ingredients, leaving plenty of chunkiness!

Spinach Layer

6c torn spinach

5T dried oregano

3T olive oil

1t sea salt

Place all ingredients in a bowl to marinade and wilt for 1 hour or longer, putting the covered bowl in a dehydrator will help this process but it’s not essential.

For the assembly

5 medium courgettes (zucchini), cut lengthwise and marinated in 1T of salt and 3T olive oil for 10 minutes.

Pinch black pepper

Assembly method:

Line the base of your dish with a layer of the courgette strips that slightly overlap.

On top of this put down a layer of the walnut meat, then the cheese, then tomato sauce and finally the pesto on top. Finish this with another layer of slightly overlapping courgette strips.

Repeat step 2 but before adding the final layer of courgette, take your wilted spinach and create an additional layer with that.

Placing the whole dish in the fridge for several hours will firm it all up slightly which will make it easier to cut into portions.

Garnish individual portions with black pepper and a sprig of basil.

From Chef Russell James! Found on therawchefblog.com and had to share!