Basil Pesto Seed Cheese
Submitted by luv-2B-raw on July 31, 2007 - 4:57pm
(5 votes)
Servings:
6-8 cupsThis is a yummy Pesto Seed Cheese that can be eaten by itself, with sliced vegies, raw chips or crakers or used as a cheese for lasagna or pizza. Hope you like it!
Ingredients:
2 cup Sunflower Seeds, Soak for 6 hours, drain and rinse well.
water, Enough to cover the sunflower seeds in the blender.
½ cup Lemon or Lime Juice
1 cup Sun Dried Tomatoes, Cover with water in a jar and soak for 1 hour or longer.
3 Medium sized Carrots, Scrub and Chop
1 Large Bunch of Fresh
Basil
¼ teaspoon kelp
Salt to taste (This will vary depending on how salty your Sun Dried Tomatoes are)
Preparation:
Put everything in a high speed blender and blend until smooth. Add more water if needed to keep mixture moving. Adjust saltiness according to taste. ENJOY!
7 reponses to "Basil Pesto Seed Cheese"
1. Sounds wonderful Melanie!
Sounds wonderful Melanie! Yes, I'm glad you adjusted this recipe to suit your own taste.
I consider every recipe a Jumping Off point. I mostly don't work from recipes & just create
as I go to my personal taste. Glad you enjoyed it! :)
2. Sure sobizaar, You could
Sure sobizaar, You could leave out the kelp & add a dash or more of salt.
I just used the kelp to get more wonderful sea minerals & iodine which
is so vital.
3. Most of my pictures have
Most of my pictures have disappeared from Gone Raw, so please be sure to check my blog for pictures. I'll be adding all my recipes with as many pics as I can find. So check back from time to time. Please also feel free to leave requests or comments. Thanks!
4. I never have. But I guess if
I never have. But I guess if you want a harder cheese you could do that. Thanks for the idea Marysia!
5.
After you blend it. do you put it in a cheese cloth to drain?
6.
is there something i can use instead of kelp?
7.
I made this recipe tonight, and I liked it a lot. I made half the proportions and watered it down a bit to use as a sauce over kelp noodles.. However, I adapted the ingredients a bit. I found I wanted more flavor, so I added 6 cloves of garlic, a bit more kelp and about 3 TBs of dulse. I used a whole container of basil from Trader Joe's for just half the recipe, so I think if I'd made the entire proportion, I would have needed a huge quantity of basil (to suit my taste buds anyways.) I think this is a good basic recipe which can be adapted for various desires. It's very filling and hearty. Thanks for the recipe!!