Vegan Parmesan
This simple, quick, delicious vegan parmesan recipe is a staple in any plant-based home! It's cheesy, umami-rich, healthy, and absolutely perfect sprinkled over pasta, soups, salad, potatoes, veggies, and more.
Servings 5 -6 servings (about 1½ cups)
Calories 243kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup raw cashews
- ¼ cup golden flaxseed meal or grind golden roasted flaxseeds in coffee grinder — or if you don't have ground flax, you can use more cashews instead
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ⅛ teaspoon onion powder
Instructions
- In a food processor, add the cashews, golden flax meal, nutritional yeast, salt, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and onion powder. Process and pulse around 10 times until you have a crumbly consistency that’s mostly powdery with some little chunks.
- Place in a sealed container or parmesan shaker and store on the counter at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 243kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Sodium: 588mg | Potassium: 354mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 31IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 3mg