Description
Easy vegan cherry basil bruschetta that is as sweet as can be. It’s the perfect plant-based snack for a lovely family gathering or for a party of one.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 baguette
Sweet Vegan Ricotta Cheese
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked overnight (or soak in boiled water for 15 minutes)
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons plant-based milk
- 1 tablespoon of maple syrup
- juice from 1/2 of a lemon
- pinch of Himalayan salt
Cherry Basil Topping
Instructions
Sweet Vegan Ricotta Cheese
- Blend: Place all ingredients into a food processor or high-speed blender and pulse until well combined.
- Scrape the sides down and blend until you have reached a nice fluffy consistency. (You may need to scrape the sides down a few times during this process.)
- Spread sweet vegan ricotta cheese onto toasted slices of baguette (or bread of choice).
Cherry Basil Topping
- Prepare: De-stem and remove the pit from cherries and slice into quarters.
- Combine: Place cherries in a bowl with basil, lemon juice, salt, and thoroughly combine.
- Add topping: Once the ricotta cheese is prepared and spread on the toasted slices of bread, add a couple of tablespoons of the cherry basil mixture on top.
- Enjoy!
Notes
This dairy-free bruschetta recipe is made with two kinds of cherries. Using one type of cherry would be perfectly delicious as well.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Blend Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Blend
- Cuisine: Italian Inspired
Keywords: vegan ricotta cheese, cashew ricotta cheese, dairy-free ricotta cheese, berry bruschetta, vegan bruschetta