Ricotta Cheese

1. Preferably, the day before, make your vegan ricotta cheese. You will want to soak your almonds overnight, or alternatively you can boil them for 15 minutes.
2. Drain and rinse the almonds then add to a high-speed blender/food processor.
3. Add the other ingredients to the blender also, making sure to only spoon the solid cream part of the coconut milk into the blender.
4. Blend on high until it’s very smooth and creamy with no almond chunks left. Stop and scrape down the sides as needed.
   Lay out a kitchen towel and then add a few large pieces of paper towel over top of the kitchen towel.
5. Spoon the ricotta cheese onto a few large pieces of paper towel, then wrap it all up and let it set up in the fridge overnight. Alternatively, you can use cheesecloth if you have it.
   Any leftover ricotta can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

   **NOTE: alternatively you can make your ricotta cheese and place in the fridge while you make the tart, making the ricotta the day before is preferred but it can all be done at the same time

Making the Galette

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
2. In a small bowl, make your flax eggs by stirring together the flaxseed meal and water and letting the flax eggs “gel up” while you do the next step.In a large bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients together.
3. Next, add the softened coconut oil and flax eggs and stir.
4. Add water 1 tablespoon at a time until your dough sticks together- I used 1 cup, but please do this a little at a time.
5. On a parchment-lined baking sheet, roll or spread out the dough with your hands into a large circle keeping the crust about 1 inch thick throughout.
6. Gently spread some ricotta over top, leaving a border around the edges as you would making pizza.
7. Wash and slice the tomatoes, then layer over the ricotta cheese.
8. With the back end of a large knife, fold over the edges of the crust so it slightly covers the tomatoes.
9. Sprinkle Italian seasoning over the entire crust.
10. Spray the crust and the tomatoes with spray coconut oil.
11. Sprinkle everything bagel seasoning generously over the crust.
12. Bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes until the crust starts to brown and the tomatoes look juicy.
13. Let it cool slightly, then garnish with fresh basil leaves.
14. Slice and serve!