Name: Easy Vegan Tofu Ricotta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 11 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 14 oz. block firm or extra firm tofu (NOT Silken); 1/2 cup fresh spinach (chopped or whole); 1/4 – 1/2 cup nutritional yeast (depending on how “cheesy” you want your ricotta); 3 tbsp. Italian seasoning. Or (you can use 1 Tbsp. dried basil, 2 Tbsp. dried oregano); Juice of one lemon; 1 tsp. garlic powder; 1 tsp. salt

Easy Vegan Tofu Ricotta

Recipe by Shane Martin

Total Time11 minutes
Yield9 servings 1x
DietVegan

Dairy-free, nut-free, creamy, cheesy heaven. Use this Easy Vegan Tofu Ricotta anywhere you would use traditional, heart clogging, cholesterol-raising ricotta!

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Ingredients

Units Scale

1 14 oz. block firm or extra firm tofu (NOT Silken)
1/2 cup fresh spinach (chopped or whole)
1/4 - 1/2 cup nutritional yeast (depending on how "cheesy" you want your ricotta)
3 tbsp. Italian seasoning. Or (you can use 1 Tbsp. dried basil, 2 Tbsp. dried oregano)
Juice of one lemon
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. salt

Instructions

Break tofu apart and put in food processor. Add lemon juice, nutritional yeast, Italian seasoning, garlic powder and salt. Blend until fairly smooth and ingredients are well combined.
Add spinach and pulse 8-10 times or until spinach is chopped well and incorporated into ricotta. That’s it…you’re done.

Nutrition

Serving Size: 2 Tbsp.
Calories: 54
Sugar: 0.2 g
Sodium: 268.1 mg
Fat: 2 g
Carbohydrates: 2.9 g
Fiber: 1.3 g
Protein: 5.9 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 6 minutes
Category: Filling, Side, Snack
Cuisine: Italian

Find it online: https://shaneandsimple.com/easy-vegan-tofu-ricotta/