Our #2 Daughter is vegan. She used to be a big fan of pimiento cheese, and hasn’t had it for a long time, obvs. So, at the last party we had, I made this for her.
The basic recipe is Spicy Herb and Tomato Cheez Spread from THE ULTIMATE UNCHEEZ COOKBOOK by Jo Stepaniak, but I changed it for this.
Pimiento UNcheez
- 1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes
- 1/4 cup chickpea flour
- 1 cup water
- 2 Tablespoons ketchup
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
- pimientos (drained)
Place the nutritional yeast flakes and flour in a medium bowl. Gradually whisk in the water, taking care to avoid lumps. Whisk in remaining ingredients EXCEPT PIMIENTOS until smooth. Pour into a small saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring or whisking constantly until very thick and smooth. Stir in pimientos. Refrigerate until cool. Keeps about 5 to 7 days in the refrigerator.
A WRITING PROMPT FOR YOU: A character can’t eat a food he/she enjoyed as a child.
MA
Jane
June 3, 2015 at 5:32pmWhat a serious alteration!
Ker-azy!
Marian Allen
June 4, 2015 at 8:17amAnd yet, it was tasty. I like the real deal better — if one can call Velveeta real — but the uncheez recipes are so good, all the non-vegans scarf them up, too!
Jessica Nunemaker
June 3, 2015 at 10:48pmI just got a bag of vegan friendly MARSHMALLOWS today to review! Haven’t tried ’em yet but I am curious. I eat everything but the thought of gelatin kind of grosses me out (unless I’m down with the flu, of course) so interested in seeing how they taste without it. 🙂
Marian Allen
June 4, 2015 at 8:19amOh, let me know how they are and (if they’re good) where to get them! I have a recipe for vegan marshmallows, but I haven’t made them yet. Know what makes me a little queasy? White sugar. It’s bleached by running it through CHARRED BONES. Kinda ick, right? We use turbinado sugar now.
Jane
June 4, 2015 at 9:24amI think turbinado tastes better anyway.
Of course any sugar..tastes…yum.
But….must…not…go…eat…s
But I need it in my coffee!
Marian Allen
June 4, 2015 at 10:56amSugar only has 15 calories in a teaspoonful. Go get it!