Friday, May 2, 2008

Art-to-Choke Garlic "Cheese" Dip




Most vegan cheeses suck. We don't ever eat them. But I read somewhere that the new "Vegan Gourmet Cheese Alternative" by Follow Your Heart actually melts, plus we love the Follow Your Heart store & restaurant, so decided to test it out. The results were so delicious, we barely had time to take these pics. The "cheese" itself is kind of bland and tofu-like, and it doesn't have any of that weird soy after-taste many of these products have. And it did, indeed, melt; the dip was bubbling as I pulled it from the oven!

Here's what we used:
1 big marinated artichoke heart leftover from a salad bar
red cherry peppers
1 banana pepper
2 slices of green bell pepper
1 quarter of a clove of garlic
2 quarter-inch thick slices of Follow Your Heart Cheese Alternative, mozarella-flavored
tablespoon of olive oil
tablespoon of water
oregano & basil leaves from our garden
bread crumbs

Preheat oven to 350. Mix everything except the breadcrumbs together in food processor. Pour into Pyrex or other baking dish. Bake for about 15 minutes. Top with breadcrumbs and bake a few minutes more. Remove from oven. Eat with someone you love.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

you cheesy vegans

Anonymous said...

I have no idea how to cook artichoke, so I guess I won't be making this one.