Help making UMAMI PASTE dairy Free

[Bootobethin]

This may be a silly question as some recipes just cannot be made dairy free and Umami Paste may just be one of those recipes!

Does any body have any ideas for making Umami Paste dairy free?
Parmasan cheese is obviously integral to the complexity of this amazing paste.
But it would be great to be able to make it and use it to add depth and complexity to our food.

We avoid dairy as we have a son who is allergic to milk proteins so it is not the lactose that is the problems so all dairy is out.
Help with this would be appreciated. (If possible!)

[Carrie]

I think I've read Quirky Jo mention using yeast flakes for the cheese taste in dairy free recipes? Perhaps have a search on her blog?

[Bootobethin]

Thanks Carrie I always check Quirky cooking first for dairy free cooking but no luck there hence my question on the forum.

[meganjane]

Brewers Yeast tastes like parmesan, so you could use that. From Health Food Shops.