Fine vegan strawberry slices with a creamy layer of cashews and cottage cheese on a base of puffed quinoa. Topped with a fruity layer of strawberries, gelled with agar agar. Ideal as a dessert or for a vegan coffee party.
Line a 20x20cm diameter brownie pan with baking paper. Alternatively, use a mold with similar dimensions.
FOR THE BOTTOM Place puffed quinoa in a blender (I use a Magimix with an S-shaped blade) and blend until the quinoa breaks up slightly and becomes crumbly. Add almond paste and maple syrup and continue to blend until you have a slightly sticky measure and everything is well combined.
100 g Quinoa, 50 g Almond paste white, 60 g maple syrup
Pour into a brownie pan and flatten with your hands or a wooden pestle until you have an evenly firm base.
Place in the freezer.
FOR THE FILLING Place cashews, vegan cottage cheese, maple syrup, bourbon vanilla, lemon juice, lemon zest and salt in a high-powered blender and blend until homogeneous. At the very end, add xanthan gum and mix again on high speed.
180 g Cashews, 200 g Coconut yogurt or another vegetable yogurt, 120 ml maple syrup, ½ tbspn ground bourbon vanilla, 60 ml Lemon juice, Grated zest of one organic lemon, 1 Pinch sea salt, ½ tbspn Xanthan Gum
Remove the base from the freezer and pour in the filling. Smooth out and set back.
FOR THE STRAWBERRY LAYER put a small saucepan on the stove, pour in water and stir agar-agar with a whisk. Bring to the boil. Cook for 2 minutes and remove heat. Set aside.
½ tbspn Agar Agar Powder, 60 ml Water
Place strawberries, raw cane sugar and lemon juice in a high-powered blender. Add dissolved agar-agar and blend on high speed to a fine puree.
200 g Strawberries, 30 g Raw cane sugar, 30 ml Lemon juice
Pour through a hair sieve and use it to remove the seeds from the strawberries.
Remove base from freezer once again and pour puree over cashew layer.
Cover and place in the refrigerator to set for at least 6 hours.
When the cooling time is over, remove from the mold and cut into 12 pieces, garnish with fresh strawberries and enjoy!
Fresh strawberries
TIP: Freeze for 15 minutes before serving, then it will be like a semi-frozen.
Can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Alternatively, freeze in pieces for up to 2 months.