Almond Cheese!!!!

Ok so I reeeaaaally have been missing cheese so I went on a MISSION!

Again I figured, if I can have almond milk, surely I can make cheese along the way, right? So I tracked down a recipe, tweaked it and away I went. It is soooo easy and a great alternative for salads. 

1 C almonds, plain

4 C water

(Truvia and/or Vanilla to flavor the milk - you have to make that first)

Simply blend the almonds with water until the almonds are fine and water is "milky".

Then strain in with a cheese cloth or what I used: a new cheap pair of knee highs! ($.33 @ Walmart)

Add the Truvia and/or vanilla to the "milk" and refrigerate. You can drink this plain or whatever. I plan to use it later to make Ice Cream! *see past blogs for that recipe*

Then take the almond pulp...now if you have a food processor this step will work better....I don't so I blended the almond pulp with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, and 2-3 small cloves of garlic (don't make it too garlicky, smash up the garlic a little first, especially if you don't have a food processor and you are using a blender) add sea salt...cheese is nutty, and salty!

That's it!

You can also add whatever seasonings to your cheese if you'd like. This cheese comes out soft like a ricotta or feta. It's not EXACTLY the same but it's good and will help with those cheese-cravings on salads! In the blender the cheese comes out slightly grittier, so I plan to buy a food processor to help this and other food items turn out smoother. In my research the caloric and nutritional information for the cheese is about the same as unsweetened almond milk.