By 2015, an estimated twenty million of us will die from cardiovascular disease if we refuse to make change in our diet. It’s now the leading cause of death among us.
Dr. Oz, our favorite doctor guru (with good reason, the guy’s fabulous!), says that to take charge of your situation you need to concentrate on a “plant-based diet loaded with fruits and vegetables” (key word “loaded”!). One of the reasons for that is, unlike meat and dairy, there is no cholesterol in plant based foods. The other reason is that plant based foods control your weight naturally. Just a small commitment to losing ten pounds can ward off the deadly HD. How easy is that! But when most of us take an honest look at our diets, the first thing missing is the ‘heart friendly foods’. So “uh oh! gotta get it together”.
It is my belief that we don’t consider the idea of fruits and vegetables ‘fun’. And there is no ignoring it. As a species, we like our food ‘fun’.
So what could be more fun than raw, dairy-free, gluten-free cheese balls. Cute and Yummy. You can invite guests over on a Friday nite and serve them with love and maybe organic wine!
Ingredients
- nylon nut mylk bag
- ½ cup macadamia nuts (soaked overnite)
- ½ cup pine nuts (soaked overnite)
- 1 cup purified water
- 4 cloves fresh garlic
- 1/8 teaspoon Bragg’s Liquid Aminos
- 1/8 teaspoon cumin and tumeric
- pinch of mineral salt
- ¼ cup finely chopped onion greens
Vegan Plant Based Cheese
Drain the macadamia and pine nuts and add to blender with 1 cup purified water. In your VitaMix Blender begin your blending on low setting and work up to the high power setting till the nuts turn into a smooth paste. Pour the nut paste into a nut milk bag and hang over a bowl till all the liquid is drained. A great way to do this is to leave it hanging overnight. This way friendly airborne lactobacillus organisms will automatically inoculate your cheese. When you return in the morning you will have cheese! How easy is that!
Prepare The Balls
In a glass bowl add pressed garlic, walnut meal, onion greens, spices and salt. Form the mixture into balls and dehydrate at 105 degrees in your Excalibur Dehydrator for twelve hours so that a crust forms on the outside. I am crazy about designer tooth picks so you may want to add those before you begin the drying process. To finish it all off, set it on a party plate with mint leaf garnish.
This recipe makes six balls so you may want to double it. Good luck. Let me know how it goes.
