If you haven't made this recipe before, I have a few tips for you:
- Make sure it's really creamy before you take it out of the food processor. You don't want ANY chunks of cashew left.
- In step 3 of the recipe where it says to drain out the extra liquid, don't be concerned if you don't get any liquid out. I don't and it still turns out great. But DO give it the 12 hours to sit there and age even if it doesn't need to drain.
- To get the cheese as firm as I think it should be, I cook it 50-60 minutes instead of the 35 as listed.
- Try it asap!!
For those to whom the recipe is not new, here are a few of the ways I like to use it. Hopefully at least one of them will be something new for you.
Rice cake with cheese and diced fresh peaches
Foodie Tortilla Pizza Wedges
Brown Rice Tortilla, Your favorite pesto (I whipped up a spinach based one), red bell peppers, shallots, crimini mushrooms and crumbled cashew goat cheese
Bake on pizza pan at 400 for 8-10 minutes until edges of tortilla are golden brown
Brown Rice Tortilla, Your favorite pesto (I whipped up a spinach based one), red bell peppers, shallots, crimini mushrooms and crumbled cashew goat cheese
Bake on pizza pan at 400 for 8-10 minutes until edges of tortilla are golden brown
Use as a meal or put out a platter full for appetizers
Pear- Cashew Goat Cheese-Walnut SaladSpring Mix, 1/4 pear - seeded and sliced, walnut pieces, crumbled cashew goat cheese, dried cranberries and red wine vinegar-agave dressing (1.5 tsp of each)
The tart dressing and cheese against the sweet fruit is delish!
The tart dressing and cheese against the sweet fruit is delish!
Fig-Cashew Goat Cheese-Walnut Salad
Same as above but replace spring mix with spinach, pears with sliced figs and leave out the cranberries (though they'd be good too)
Same as above but replace spring mix with spinach, pears with sliced figs and leave out the cranberries (though they'd be good too)
Enjoy! I'll be back tomorrow with way #2 to use cashews.
12 comments:
I made that cheese once before and it didn't hold together, good to know that longer cooking might resolve that. It was still delicious thouhg.
Your food looks amazing.
Happy MoFo'ing
:-)
I am so going to give this a go, thanks for the reminder!
Who doesn't love this recipe?!? And, YES on your hint #2, I've hardly gotten any liquid out either ^_^
That cheese looks so good. i could eat the pear & cashew goats cheese salad and some pizza right now.
I saw that recipe for the first time only a few weeks ago, it's going to be featured in a post of mine too! I'll be making it for the first time, to be used in place of brie on a sandwich I saw on Twin Peaks.
I made that recipe once a while back but I don't really remember how it turned out. I should make it again! It looks so good on that pizza.
I really like your MoFo theme, too! I usually have cashews around so I'm looking forward to reading your other ideas :)
Every time you mention this cheeze I think "I still have to make this" so I really should try it, thanks for including your tips on how to make it even better!
Also, that pear salad looks gorgeous
Thanks for reminding me about this recipe, have had it bookmarked for ages. Will definitely refer to your tips when I give it a try!
This all looks so good. I really want the pizza!
Bookmarking! All of your uses for the cheese looks delectable!
Thanks for the tips - I made the cheese today and was worried because I didn't have any liquid come out and remember I had forgot to add water - so this is very reassuring - was planning to put it in a salad tonight so after seeing yours I think I might go ahead and do it - mine is really salty but also tangy
Johanna, I saw yours on your blog. It looked great! Glad you enjoyed it.
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