Millet Cheese Spread
Posted on | November 17, 2008 |
This is a great spread to use in place of dairy cheese spreads on crackers. Compared to dairy cheese spreads, it is lower in fat, has no cholesterol whatsoever, contains some fiber, is high in B vitamins and is lower in calories. We really like this one on whole wheat Ritz crackers or Triscuits.
Millet Cheese Spread
1 cup cooked millet
1/4 cup cashews
1/4 cup water
1 T lemon juice
2 T nutritional yeast flakes
1 clove of garlic, minced
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)
Blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy. Let set in refridgerator to thicken.
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Notes: I use just over 1/2 tsp of salt and add in the smoked paprika or sometimes some chili powder. I made this with 1 tsp of salt the first time and it was a little bit too salty for my tastes, but then I’m not used to a lot of salt in things and rarely use it for cooking at all.
If you’re not familiar with nutritional yeast, make sure you don’t get it mixed up with Brewer’s yeast. At some health food stores, I have been told they are the same thing and they are NOT!! Ewwwww! We use Red Star Nutritional Yeast which you can read about at http://www.bulkfoods.com/yeast.htm.
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