Vegans or anyone else..

DO you know of a soy or dairy free ricotta cheese??

Re: Vegans or anyone else..

Does tofutti make one?

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I haven't seen anything-- I looked in Whole Foods and my regular supermarket this weekend. I have not checked the organic store near me, which may have-- was just wondering if anyone has found one in their travels.

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No idea- but do they make a cottage cheese? If they do, you can probably blend it to a smoother consistency and that might suffice . . .

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I've never seen it, but if you check at a local health food store, you may be able to find something.

I also know that there are ricotta/cottage cheese recipes - to make it out of tofu. If you type "cottage cheese soy recipe" or something like that, into google, it will bring up some recipes.

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here's how you can make your own

Ingredients
16 ounces firm tofu (not silken)
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 heaping tablespoons sesame tahini
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast (co-ops and upscale groceries have it)
1 teaspoon sage
1/2 teaspoon salt
Black pepper to taste
Mix in food processor until smooth. If it does not smooth out easily, add a very small amount of water and scrape down the sides.

This goes very well in baked manicotti or lasagna

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and another



1 pound firm or extra-firm “regular” tofu

Eggless mayonnaise as needed (Nasoya ® recommended)

1 Tbsp Italian spice mixture

In medium bowl, mash tofu with fork or potato masher. Add enough eggless mayonnaise to moisten, then stir in spice mixture. Use as a layer in your favorite lasagna, etc

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thanks for the recipe-- I am not ambitious enough, nor do I have the time to experiment with making my own.... I am sure some company has to make one..

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Can you substitute cottage cheese for ricotta?

This place makes it, and it's sold primarily in small, health food stores - you'd have to click on "finding nancy's" to find a place close to you that sells it:

Soy Cottage Cheese

Otherwise, is there a Trader Joe's near you? I get most of my soy cheese products there and they usually have a good array of products -but they vary from week to week.