Servings: 1 to 2

Ingredients:

macadamia ricotta

  • 1 cup soaked raw macadamia nuts, drained and rinsed
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons white mellow miso paste
  • 2 small cloves garlic
  • 8-10 tablespoons filtered water
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt

tomato toasts

  • 6-8 slices whole grain gluten-free bread (or bread of choice), toasted
  • 1/2 pound tomatoes (see notes), sliced with 1/4″ thickness
  • 1/2 cup macadamia ricotta
  • 1/4 cup julienned shiso
  • a few pinches black lava salt (or large grain sea salt)

Directions:

macadamia ricotta

  1. drain and rinse the macadamia nuts and place in an upright high-speed blender with nutritional yeast, vinegar, lemon juice, miso, garlic, 8 tablespoons of water, and salt.
  2. blend on high for 1 minute, scraping down the sides of the blender and adding water a tablespoon at a time, until you reach a fluffy creamy consistency.
  3. taste and adjust salt, vinegar, or lemon as necessary.
  4. transfer ricotta to a bowl and cover with cling wrap; refrigerate until ready to use.

tomato toasts

  1. remove macadamia ricotta from the fridge and set aside,
  2. top toasted bread with macadamia ricotta, sliced tomatoes, julienned shiso, and a few pinches of black salt.
  3. cut the toast in half and serve. enjoy!

Source: dollyandoatmeal.com