My Plant-based Parmesan (Plamesan)

I love Italian Food! Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese is one of the stable meals on our weekly meal plan. Going plant-based, we sometimes missed this tangyness of a Parmesan cheese. Parmesan is a fix component for a delicious italian meal. But thank God there are so many beautiful ideas online of how to make a tasty vegan Parmesan! This is how I came up with our own version, now a fix part of our mediterranean cuisine. Strong flavors, melted with the ingredient that makes the cheese: Nutritional Yeast. We have loved it so much already still living in the yurt, and we still love it living now up North. Let me share with you how we do it, and I hope you like it as much as we do! Drop a comment below so we all know 🙂

Ingredients for my Plant-based Parmesan (Plamesan):

So simple, so easy. Now let’s get started!

Plamesan (My Plant-based Parmesan)

Maria-Julia

A simple substitute for parmesan, made with almonds, nutritional yeast, salt and lemon juice.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Cheese Alternatives

Cuisine Italian

Servings 4 people

Equipment

• 1 food processor or immersion blender

Ingredients

  

• 150 g almonds (skinless)
• 2 tbsp sea salt
• ca. 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
• 1/2 lemon (juice)

Instructions

 

• Place the almonds in a food processor. Add the salt and nutritional yeast, starting with 1.5 tablespoons of each. Process the almonds until they are finely granulated.
• Add the lemon juice and blend for a few more seconds. Season to taste, adding more sea salt if you prefer it saltier.
• Store the Plamesan in a jar in the freezer or fridge for 1–2 weeks.

Notes

Grinding the almonds:

Grinding the almonds: The fineness of the almonds depends on your machine. If you prefer a finer texture and have a high-speed food processor, you can grind them a bit longer.

Grinding device:

This recipe also works well with an immersion (hand) blender! Blend in batches instead of all at once. Hold the container at an angle and shake it lightly while blending. If the ground almonds start to stick between the blade and the container, turn off the blender, unplug it, and carefully remove the ground almonds with your fingers. Never do this while the blender is plugged in!

Alternatives to almonds:

I used to make the same recipe with sunflower seeds when our budget didn‘t allow us to buy almonds. And we found it equally delicious! Cashews can also work, but I have no experience with it.

 

Keyword almonds, easy, vegan, vegan cheese