Plant-based Parmesan
For those in the habit of adding cheese on their sauce (and without any nut allergies!), this recipe gives you a way to add the great taste with no saturated fat or cholesterol.
Ingredients:
1 cup almonds and / or cashews (suggest 2/3 cashews and 1/3 almonds, but make it your way)
1⁄4 cup nutritional yeast
½ - 1 tsp salt or garlic salt
1⁄4-1⁄2 tsp garlic powder
Instructions:
1. Mix all ingredients together and put in a food processor.
2. Pulse ingredients until ground (avoid turning mixture into a powder on the way to making almond butter).
3. Sprinkle over meal to desired taste.
The recipe yields 16 servings. Sodium levels will vary based on the amount of salt added.
Serving size (1 tbsp):
Calories 76,
Total Fat 3g, Saturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg
Sodium 74-148mg
Total Carbohydrate 3.3g
Dietary Fiber 1g
Sugars 2g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 2%
Iron 2%