Yumm!! THANKS ZOE!!

Yumm!! THANKS ZOE!!

sound gooood…esepcially it is simple to make; i will try it.

This is indeed excellent!

I used it as a topping for a nut loaf I’d made and it was perfect. Now I have a ton left over and get to try it with everything else…

it’s good with basil instead of spring onions,mmmm

We will make this for you and ship it to you, as well as some other raw goodies!! (UK only for now) http://www.purelyraw.com/homedelivery.htm

this sounds great! how much does this recipe make, and how long will it keep in the fridge?

it was very hummusie mmmmmmm thanks!

Hi elizabeth, it keeps really well because of the salt and the oil in it. If you keep it in the fridge it’s ok for up to 3 weeks (!!) We leave it out on the counter top and it is fine for a week.

This was delicious. I dumped a bunch in a huge salad of mixed baby greens. It was a lot thicker than I thought it would be, and letting my blender “go for ages” caused it to overheat!! :( Still delish, though.

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention: It tasted like feta cheese!! I was so happy, because I used to LOVE feta cheese on my salads. <3

mmmmmmm this sounds delicious!!! Zoe, I went to your website and noticed you had a Siamese cat! Is he a lilac point? I have a little blue point Siamese kitten on raw too! And I’m getting another one in August. Tell Tonka I said hi!! :)

Tonka says Hi back! He is so glad you noticed him!

Rachel-akiko – I’m a bit alarmed at your comment, did you try to make it in a blender?? This is a recipe for a food processor, I’m not surprised your blender burnt out! Glad you liked it, I love the feta cheese taste too, I really did miss that. I like to put small balls of it in the dehydrator and have a warm cheese salad. Blisss.

This sounds yummy! Can the pine nuts be replaced with another type of nut? They are very expensive here…would cashews work, or take away from the taste?

Zoe – yep, I used a blender, and a 21 year old one at that. I’m surprised it even works at all, haha. I was too lazy to get out the food processor, but next time I’ll make sure I use it.

Awww I love Tonka!! He is beautiful. My Siamese kitty Blueberry says hi to Tonka! I will post a picture of her later today or tomorrow. She does alot of cute things. :)

Okay, that’s Blueberry!!

oh she is gorgeous just like Tonka was when he was a kitten. He lived curled up in my hand for about a week when I first got him.

rachel – i just can’t believe you made this in a blender!! How on earth??? It even makes my food processor groan!

RawKidChef – your cat is so cute! but now the picture of Aang is gone. :’( lol

Zoe – I’ve actually done a lot of recipes meant for food processors in the blender…I guess it’s pretty tough cause it hasn’t broken yet, lol. It has this button where you can pulse it instead of letting go for a really long time, and I move the stuff around with a spoon a lot.

rachel – you watch the Avatar? Awesome! I didn’t think anybody on here knew about Aang. My all time favorite tv show. :)

Yes!! I love that show. I’m a big fan of the Zuko and Katara pairing, lol. Do you know why they stopped playing it on Nickelodeon in the middle of Season 3? or is that supposed to be a cliffhanger? I wish they’d start playing it again!!

Zoe – this is a fabulous recipe! It is fast, easy and really delicious! I mmm and ahh every time I eat it. I made little clumps of dehydrated cheese for my salad too and oh boy it is great! It sure makes a lot, so I cut the recipe in half. Pricey with the pine nuts, but I hate to change it – it’s so good in it’s original combination. Thanks!

rachel what brand is your blender it sounds tougher than a vita mix!

jsorensens2 thanks;) you could make it cheaper by reducing the pine nuts and adding more sunflower seeds, I haven’t tried it though, it would probably taste just fine.

This sounds delicious Zoe. I am going to try it with all sunflower seeds and basil. Do you know how much basil I should use? Also, can i reduce or avoid the oil?

I made this yesterday. It’s lovely =) Thank you.

Thank goodness for the ‘Favorite Recipes’ section otherwise I would have missed this! I didn’t have spring onions so used a tiny wedge of brown onion and made a smaller serve in my Bamix mill. As the mill started to get hot the whole coagulated into a lovely smooth cheesey mass that I was able to shape into a soft block. Thanks Zoe it’s a winner :)

Thank goodness for the ‘Favorite Recipes’ section otherwise I would have missed this! I didn’t have spring onions so used a tiny wedge of brown onion and made a smaller serve in my Bamix mill. As the mill started to get hot the whole coagulated into a lovely smooth cheesey mass that I was able to shape into a soft block. Thanks Zoe it’s a winner :)

Zoe, it’s actually just an old Osterizer, and it’s 21 years old (my parents got it as a wedding present) so they probably don’t sell that kind anymore. I probably should take better care of it, lol

I just made this and rolled it up in some large green lettuce leaves with bean sprouts and tomatoes. Delicious! Thanks so much, Zoe for sharing this one. It’s like tuna salad without the fishy flavor.

RBBAlive – use a big handful of basil. Experiment with the oil, It doesn’t have the same texture or taste with less, but everyone’s tastes are different. Chris made it without the spring onion and with red bell pepper and basil last night, it was the BEST!!

man rachel I know! I saw the Black Sun, and I’m like, this is too exciting, why did they have to pause there?!! I really wanted to see them get to the Western Air Temple with Zuko. When do you think they are going to start up again with new episodes? I know on Nicktoons Network (a different channel in the Nickelodeon that’s ON DEMAND) they air the old episodes (from books 1 and 2) But I want some new ones!!

Guess what! I just made some of this and spread it on some sheets of nori, then rolled it up with some butternut squash, red bell peppers, and baby romaine lettuce leaves. It looked a lot like sushi, and my mom wanted to try some and LOVED it! she said it made her day. :D I’m gonna post the recipe next week when I make it again.

RawKidChef, I have NO IDEA why they stopped playing the show in the middle of Season 3! I hope they didn’t cancel it like they canceled Invader Zim in 2001! (gasp) but my brother thinks they’ll start playing Avatar again this summer… hopefully sooner

rachel- they transferred Invader Zim as well as Avatar to the Nicktoons Network Channel go to wikipedia and search avatar: the last airbender and they say that Season 3 will have 21 episodes instead of the usual 20 episodes, and the last four will be packaged into a 2-hour movie!! Also, go to www.avatarchapters.com and you can watch all the current avatar episodes online. Awesome, huh?

On Nicktoons Network, they air it at 8:00 am and 7 pm.

Okay, so they’re not gonna air it on TV anymore and I have to go to the website to watch it? :( aww, i liked watching it on TV with my brothers in the living room. sniffle

No lol that’s not true. Goo to wikipedia and it says under the avatar: the last airbender search that there will be a 2 hour movie at the end of the season fire. The season will be released in early May, so they have to finish the season before then. Episodes 18-21 will be packaged into a 2-hour movie. In one hour (7 pm) it will air. Aren’t you looking forward to the movie where Aang is gonna fight the Fire Lord? I can’t wait!!

Btw Zoe, I was wondering did you neuter Tonka? I was wondering if neutering them takes their spirit away, but Tonka looks so full of energy and spirit. I am trying to figure out whether to spay Blueberry because she is so full of spirit and is so unusual I am afraid and wondering whether the neutering affects them in some way.

Yes I neutered him. Yes I know it isn’t right but neither is keeping an animal as a domestic pet, really…but there it is, I had to have him and so he is a pet… I have a friend who breeds Siamese and he has unneutered males, he says that all they are interested in is food and sex, they really aren’t pets if they keep their bits at all. His uneutered males live in pens outside. I decided that as he was a domestic pet that it would make it easier on him to be neutered, so he wasn’t always yearning after sex etc, and also to prevent him spraying. He is extremely fit and healthy with a huge personality. And he is a very devoted companion, we really are joined at the hip! He follows me around everywhere and normally is attatched to either my lap, my ankle or hanging over my arm. He is very talkative, he makes words like noises as well as more normal miows (or “me now” as I hear it!) he plays jokes and tricks on me all the time, he is a bizarre character, unlike any animal I have ever known. I gave him Tons of Reiki healing after he was neutered, and being raw helps, I am sure…

Really! That’s a relief, I thought that if I spayed Blueberry that she would lose her “funny ways”. She acts like a tiger, puts her back up high and twists it at the same time like she is going to kill me. haha Not to mention running around the house all the time and hiding under the couch while I’m sitting on it to attack my feet. When we first got her, we fed her canned food for like a day or two because we were looking for the right vitamin supplements and raw food. Then, we transitioned her to raw, and wow the changes were immediate and amazing. She just turned into an energetic tiger. She plays “finger fights” with me. It’s not really violent, just really hilarious. That all makes sense about wanting to keep him as a pet, I wouldn’t want my cat to be uninterested in me and just sex. Yes, Siamese are VERY talkative and this cat is certainly no exception. We are going to get another one in the fall as a playmate for her, it is going to be a Balinese, or Siamese with a long fur. I wonder if this one will be a tiger too…....

Also about the Reiki, I should research that, that definately sounds interesting.

Just hold her and think about how much you love her, it will do the same as Reiki.

I will. :)

this was too salty for me, but my non-raw boyfriend LOVED it. he ate almost all of it in a few days and wanted more!

rachel, just to let you know episodes 14 and 15 were just released on avatarchapters.com. they are still doing avatar. :)

Can’t wait to try this recipe! And I miss Zim. (“I love this show!”) Aaand… I am so relieved to hear someone else express a disbelief in the rightness of neutering, I’ve been alone in this for years.

Will lime juice work in these sorts of recipes or is lemon essential? (I’m out of lemons and already started soaking for this, so I was wondering if I can make due or if I should run out.)

you could try it…I never have limes, it might be amazing! yes I have had much guilt about neutering Tonks…but he is so well loved and treated so right as I feed him raw, I think it kinda makes up for it, maybe…

Zoe, this is so fantastic! I love using the sunflower seeds to cut down on the priciness of the pine nuts. I loved this in a collard wrap!

Hi i had no lemons used 3 limes and it was great! I also had brazil nuts and no pine nuts so I threw some in too. The only issue I did have was it was very salty. Thanks for an easy and delicious recipe.

oooops! I can’t believe Zoe or I have never noticed this… Sorry. The SALT is wrong. It should be 1/2 tablespoon not a whole tablespoon. You can also try it without the Olive Oil, as I often make it without oil and never notice. Just remember to run in long enough before adding the lemon juice and again run it for a good bit afterwards as well. Even if you run in at a lower speed, it’s OK. The longer you process it the smoother and creamier it will be.

oh no have you all been eating it with a whole tablespoon of salt?! And you still liked it?

Zoe, yep I made this recipe last weekend with the original amt of salt listed… My first raw recipe, as a matter of fact. Made it for a potluck with all of my VERY non-raw friends, and it was the biggest hit of the party! Seriously, everyone raved and raved about it, and it will now be one of my standard “party” items. Thanks!

Lol, no, I never use that much salt in any recipe. Thanks for the info about Avatar, RawKidChef! Oh, and where do you guys get raw pet food?? I saw some raw dog food at Hy-Vee but they didn’t have any for cats.

You have to get raw pet food at like a holistic or natural pet stores. Like I get my raw rabbit burgers, which is rabbit meat and bones ground up ad frozen. I also get raw ostrich meat, which is ground up ostrich necks, meat, and livers. You could also order it online, I’m sure. And also you should supplement with a little cod liver oil if you don’t have the liver in the food, and salmon oil if you do have the liver. Also I add some multivitamin supplement for dogs and cats. You can also get a complete formula, which has many different organs of the animal as well as certain plants like fruit and vegetables, but I don’t get that since my cat avoids the vegetarian one like the plague. And also because cats are carnivores not vegetarians.

I did like it and since I am a really clueless cook I did use the salt listed. Next time I will use much less. Thanks for clarifying!

rachel akiko – tonka eats the raw dog food. He loves it. I know other raw cats who eat it too. It is the only way I have managed to get him to eat vegetables – they put raw veggies in the raw dog food. I have read they’re meant ot have a little vegetables coz their prey would have stomachs full of veggies when they eat them. He has some alongside his chicken meat, bones and liver.

Thanks for the info! Yeah, I tried to get my dad to buy the raw dog food because I figured it was good enough, but he didn’t want to. Maybe now he might consider it! :)

I tried this recipe a week ago. I used all sunflower seeds and added basil. Absolutely delicious—I ate some everyday until no more :-0 Thank you for sharing.

I tried this recipe a week ago. I used all sunflower seeds and added basil. Absolutely delicious—I ate some everyday until no more :-0 Thank you for sharing.

Hi Zoe, question, you mentioned leaving the cheese on your counter for a week. Could you elaborate on the conditions, such as, room temp, lightly or tightly covered? Thanks

This is such an awesome recipe. I made a second batch with dill, garlic and parsley for a fabulous herb boursin. Yum Yum!!

well I don’t really recommend leaving it out on the counter top for a week, it just happens coz our fridge is too full of greens to fit cheese in! I don’t cover it but you might like to. I live in the UK, it’s not a hot place;) Best to keep it in the fridge.

cavdegal – yes I love dill with this too, I think it makes it taste even more like dairy!

This cheese is velvety and perfect to layer on sandwiches, pizza, sliced tomatoes, sushi, or veggies. Make a double batch – it will be gone in no time!

Zoe and I do a few other versions of this actually, instead of the Green Onion try… 1). Minced Garlic (3 cloves) and Fresh Basil (cup) 2). Fresh Parsley (1/2 cup) and Red Pepper (2, 1 with oil, 1 at end) 3). Dill (handful)

I made this tonight and mixed in some grated butternut squash. I also added some turmeric for a dash of colour (idea from Sweetpea). It was very delicious and so filling – I only made half a batch and I still couldn’t eat it all :)

you ate nearly half a batch!! Wow you have my total respect ;)) This quantity makes just under a kilo by the way.

Wow! I have just decided to try to find vegan replacements for raw goat cheese, and this sounds great! I also have a lot of sunflower seeds & have been wanting more ways to use them :) Thanks

Yumyumyumyumyumyum yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuum!

I took the water out of the recipe because I never actually put water in and looking at photos of people’s creations which use this cheese the cheese looked a lot more liquidy than ours is. It really doesn’t need any water, trust me!!

I made this cheese tonight, and it is VERY good! I made a half of a batch, and I’m wishing I made a bigger batch now. LOL It great. Now I need to make some bagel crisps. THANK you for the fun and easy recipe!

I made an earlier version of this which I loved. Thanks. I will try this one, too. I was wondering if anyone has tried this on bread. If so, what kind did you make?

it’s great on carrot onion bread, onion bread, any bread really. And especially if you put chriscarlton’s grilled steak mushrooms on top ;))

Delicious! I split my batch and added dill to one half and garlic chives to the other. I haven’t had much success with nut “cheeses” before, but this one was tasty!

i put this on onion bread, eat it on greek salad, wrapped in collard leaves with olives and tomatoes. i have tried many nut cheeses and this is the first one that made me think of something i would put on a bagel. amazing…it’s only me eating raw so i make half a batch at a time, but i make it every 3 days or so. there are always sunflower seeds soaking now!

thanks for this recipe, added so much to my meals.

this is kind of a weird question but would this make your breath smell?(because of the onions)

I just made this and the recipe worked out fine. I’m pretty new to all this and this was the first time I used my new Cuisinart. Worked like a dream! Just dehydrating some it now for use in salads and looking forward to spreading the rest on the flatbread I am making. Thanks for the recipe!

this was delicious and a little bit was so filling – i scooped it up with lettuce leaves while i was at a parade – great travel food. perfect – thanks for posting!

How much is a bunch of onions? In one bunch i get 3 or 4 like this one (3rd item):

http://www.internacionaldecomercio.com/extra/imagenes/img_6/hortalizas.jpg

isn’t too much?

I used 3/4 cup hemp seeds in place of the pine nuts, & I used the full tablespoon of salt since people seemed to love it that way – Yummy! I made another batch the other day with 1/2 tablespoon of salt, & I put 1 Tablespoon of dried dill weed instead of te green onions. Different, but still alright – I rolled the dill one up in purple cabbage leaves – yummy. Both times I ate a bunch of it with a fork right out of the processor before putting it away & deciding what else to do with it :)

I used 3/4 cup hemp seeds in place of the pine nuts, & I used the full tablespoon of salt since people seemed to love it that way – Yummy! I made another batch the other day with 1/2 tablespoon of salt, & I put 1 Tablespoon of dried dill weed instead of te green onions. Different, but still alright – I rolled the dill one up in purple cabbage leaves – yummy. Both times I ate a bunch of it with a fork right out of the processor before putting it away & deciding what else to do with it :)

anngoingraw – those are not green (spring) onions – yes, that would be way too much!

?

I have google “spring onions” and there are images of the thing i thought it was a spring onions… For example: http://labomba.co.uk/spring_onions.jpg

They are supposed to be smaller, or they are a different thing? And if they are a different thing, what are they??

OOps I hadn’t seen all these comments:

anngoingraw – Spring onions is what we in England call Green Onions. here is a photo of a bunch of spring onions http://3dsmodels.com/textures/Green/675035.JPG

angie – Yeah it is great with dill, my favourite flavour I think.

emmie21 – Breath smell? Never noticed anything nasty there!1

I tried this new version today, and it’s really good, but I did have to add a little water to get the mixture to turn. I tasted it first without the spring onions and I was a little discouraged about the taste. After I added the onions, the flavor really came alive. Amazing! They make all the difference in the world. Tastes great now. I’m taking it to a raw food get-together tomorrow.

OK. Thanks a lot, if I don’t find like those i’ll with leeks!

Or maybe try dill, basil, red pepper(bell pepper) a few comments up above ChrisCarlton made some suggestions for alternative flavours that always taste great.

Red pepper option sounds very good to me.

This is the best cheese ever, and incredibly easy to make! Thank you SO MUCH for putting this recipe out into the universe! I made a yummy variation – with garlic scapes instead of spring onions, pumpkin seeds instead of sunflower, and half pine, half macadamia nuts – that is out of this world amazing… come see a photo on my site: http://eat2evolve.blogspot.com xo diana

oooh you added black truffle oil you decadent lady ;) mmmmmm!

I make this every week now – I’m making it tonight & I’m planning to try it wrapped up in fresh grape leaves from the backyard :)

Apparently I do need to grind the seeds first. I thought I’d try to power through throwing all the ingredients together and put my new vitamix to the test. It failed! But I did manage to make it eventually. Pretty good, kinda bland IMO, but a few herbs should spice that up enough for me. (My standard taste disclaimer is that I’ve only been at this for about 3 weeks now.)

I just made this and couldn’t wait the 30 minutes for it to stand, so I made a huge collard green wrap with several veggies and a scoop of this DELISH cheese.

I am in love with you, Zoe. <3 [did I say that out loud?]

f1shcakes: This is a Food Processor recipe not one for Blenders

Awesome recipe Zoe, it was one of my first raw recipes and it turned out great. I was wondering what the approximate refrigerated life of this recipe is?

Awesome recipe Zoe, it was one of my first raw recipes and it turned out great. I was wondering what the approximate refrigerated life of this recipe is?

My first attempt at cheese was a version of this today….Boy oh boy..I’m in for trouble.. It was sooo good and being a former cheese-aholic, this is a dangerous find. I used pine/sunflower one to one, omitted the oil to save a few calories, and added just a dash of shoyu(I know-not raw, but just a dash!) I also added a bit of lemon rind as well as the juice, and I added a bit of fresh dill. This didn’t stand a chance!!. 12-13 romaine leaves later, it was bye-bye baby! One of the more satisfying lunches i have had in a while. I also threw sliced radishes in my wraps, and in three of them i was lucky enough to add my first picked figs of the year-they were gorgeous and so sweet. The fresh, salty, sweet, crunchy, chewy textures and tastes were heaven! Unfortunately I tallied the calories of my little lunch on myfooddiary(great website if you are losing weight like I am-it lets you create dishes and total the calories)and this little rawstronomic feast came in at almost 1800 calories. Of course, I ate the entire batch of cheese!! No guilt, it was 99% raw, delicious and satisfying for the body and my soul(which needed it after working 29 hours the last two days) Thanks Chris and Zoe, as always for such a great, simple recipe.

Awesome recipe Zoe, it was one of my first raw recipes and it turned out great. I was wondering what the approximate refrigerated life of this recipe is?

P.S. to all readers: I cut the recipe in half and used 33% less olive oil and let the recipe stand for 30 minutes, and I couldn’t imagine it being any better! Its gonna be my new raw hummus…

Chris, I figured if the vitamix could make peanut butter, it could certainly make cheese. And it did eventually after the motor cooled down ;) But I’ll try the cuisinart next time. Thanks!

Hey silent_advocate,

3 weeks in the fridge will be fine for sure. I doubt it will last that long unless you hide it behind something that you don’t ever move.

Hey f1shcakes, If bland, up the lemon juice. It should have quite a bite when you get the portions right. Normally it’s about 4 Tablespoons from 2 lemons over here. I’ve never made a batch that IMO had too much Lemon. The Lemon/Salt combination is what gives it the cheese flavor.

Lovebows, Chris

I am making this tonight when I get home from work. Hopefully it will go well with onion bread sandwiches :) Thanks!

I made this wonderful cheese last night, I haven’t tasted it yet today but right out of the food processor I loved the flavor (I love lemon :)). Great one, thank you Zoe.

This updated version is wonderful! I made collard green veggie wraps and spread a hearty helping of cheese. It’s scrumptious!

lisanewf – oh yes it goes amazing with onion bread. If you totally want to go to heaven then try Chriscarlton’s grilled steak recipe (the one where you dehydrate then marinade the mushrooms) on top of cheese and bread it is amazing!

I made this with Bunny Berry’s cucumber wraps. Great with the red pepper flavor.

http://bunnyberry.blogspot.com/2008/06/day-74-of-100-day-raw-food-challenge.html

Sounds good, but I’m allergic to pine nuts. :( Although I do like how they taste.. lol

Hey Zoe.. thanks so much, i luv this, yummm… my (SAD) husband, and my transitioning Daughter luv this… other SAD eaters also luved this, i will definately b making it again although it does make A LOT… i am dehydrating some now to see how that goes too.. I Luv your website too.. I feel very inspired and encouraged by both yours and Chris’s Journey’s.. I’m not 100%... and am desperately trying to find what is right for me with where i am at right now…

Keep up the good work..