Cashew ricotta
Posted by startaurus on Jun 09, 2011 · Member since Sep 2009 · 252 posts
I tried cashew ricotta in a vegan calzone :)>>> I thought it was great.
Here's one recipe that I found http://www.food.com/recipe/Cashew-Ricotta-284547
I didn't try the recipe out yet though.
The cheese in Isa's "Mac & Shews" *http://www.theppk.com/2011/02/mac-shews/) I think tastes a lot like ricotta. It's a cashew-based cheeze but with sauerkraut involved. I used it a few weeks ago to make a lasagna, and it was amazing.
In the finished product, I don't think it tastes at all like sauerkraut, but its influence is definitely there. Like you said, it's more a tang that's not always present in a cashew cheese. It also lends that "aged" quality that was the inspiration for using it.
I will note that before it goes in the oven, it doesn't taste amazing, but after it comes out (either in the mac 'n' cheese or lasagna), it's delicious.