Vegetarian Cashew Parmesan
That salty, savory sprinkle you reach for to finish pasta, salads, and roasted vegetables doesn't have to come from a green canister. This plant-based alternative delivers serious umami depth thanks to nutritional yeast, which brings that characteristic cheesy, nutty flavor without any dairy involved. Raw cashews blitz down into a fine, crumbly texture that genuinely mimics the look and feel of finely grated Parmesan — it's almost uncanny. A little garlic powder rounds everything out and gives it that extra savory kick you'd expect from the real thing. The whole process takes just a food processor and a few pulses, so there's virtually no cleanup and no cooking required. Keep a jar of it in the fridge and you'll find yourself reaching for it constantly — on soups, grain bowls, pizza, or anything that needs a finishing flourish.
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8 servings
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and salt in a food processor.
- 2
Pulse 10–15 times until the mixture resembles coarse, dry crumbs — roughly the texture of finely grated Parmesan. Stop before the mixture turns into a paste or butter.
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