Vegan Artichoke Grilled Cheese
This Vegan Artichoke Grilled Cheese is the gourmet grilled cheese you didn't know you needed! It's so delicious. You could definitely craft a killer classic grilled cheese with just two slices of bread, some earth balance vegan butter and a couple of slices of vegan (We like chao, by fueled roast) cheese. But I thought why not amplify it a bit and make a gourmet grilled cheese that will have all of us drooling.
This recipe came to life because of left over almond ricotta I had sitting in the fridge. Chancy was coming home from work soon and I didn’t have an exact plan of what I was making for dinner. It was the end of the week and I have a few slices of sourdough bread and a random can of artichokes in my pantry…I threw it all together and that is how this came alive!
PREP TIME
15min
COOK TIME
5min
TOTAL TIME
20min
INGREDIENTS
4 Sandwiches
- 8 slices of sourdough bread or bread of choice
- 1 (14 ounce can) artichoke hearts, in water
- 2 tbsp vegan butter ( I use earth balance)
For the almond ricotta
- 1 (14 ounce) package of firm tofu
- 1 cup raw almonds
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 4 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tbsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 3 cups chopped spinach
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
EQUIPMENT
- Small pot
- Blender or food processor
- Small pan
- Medium bowl
Instructions
vIDEO INSTRUCTIONS
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- Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Place your raw almonds into the boiling water. Let boil for 2 minutes.
- Drain the almonds immediately in a colander or strainer and rinse them with cold water to cool them. Blot the almonds dry with a paper towel.
- Use your fingers to gently squeeze the almonds and loosen the skin from them. Set skinless almonds in a bowl and set aside.
- Remove tofu from package and wrap in a clean kitchen towel or paper towel and squeeze for 20 seconds to allow for excess water to strain.
- In a food processor or high speed blender combine tofu, blanched almonds, nutritional yeast, unsweetened almond milk, garlic powder, onion powder, salt & pepper. Blend for 1-2 minutes or until there is no chunks. Mixture will look lumpy and that is okay! Add more almond milk if needed.
- In a small pan, cook chopped spinach with 1 tbsp on water for 1 minute or until spinach is wilted down.
- Once ricotta mixture is made and spinach is ready, combine the two in a medium size bowl and mix well. Taste mixture and add any extra salt or seasonings if needed.
- Rinse the artichoke hearts and then roughly chop. In the same pan you cooked the spinach in sauté the artichoke for 4 minutes with 2 tbsp on water and lightly season with salt and pepper. Turn off heat then seat aside until ready to assemble.
- Spread vegan butter on one side of each of the bread pieces. Heat a griddle pan to medium high heat. Place 2 pieces of bread on the griddle, buttered side down. On each piece, spread a generous amount of almond ricotta , place artichokes on top of the ricotta, and the other piece of bread. When the bottom bread is browned, flip the sandwich and cook until the bread is toasted! ENJOY!
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