PIMENTO CHEESE BRICK (From Country Life Vegetarian Cookbook")

1 1/2 cups water

5 Tbs agar flakes

3/4 cup cashew pieces or tahini

2 Tbs sesame seeds or 1 Tbs tahini

1 1/4 tsp salt

2 tsp onion powder

1/4 tsp garlic powder

1/4 cup Nutritional Yeast flakes

1/2 cup pimentos (or red pepper)

2 1/2 Tbs lemon juice

Put first two ingredients into small saucepan and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Place remaining ingredients in blender. Add agar mixture when cooked. Blend all ingredients on high 1 - 2 minutes until creamy, stopping blender once or twice to stir contents. Pour into mold and chill overnight.

Variations: To make different flavours, fold in one of the following before pouring cheese into mold.

1. Olive - 3/4 cup finely chopped olives

2. Toasted Sesame - 2 Tbs toasted sesame seeds

3 Caraway - 1 1/2 Tbs caraway seeds

4. Dill - 2 Tbs dill weed powder

5. Onion-Dill - 1 Tbs and 2 tsp onion flakes and 2 1/4 tsp dill seed or dill weed.