Coconut Milk or Coconut Cream | Clean Plates

Ingredients

• 2 cups shredded coconut (dried or fresh)
• or 1 cup young coconut meat
• 4 cups water (more or less*)
• Pinch of sea salt
• Scrapings from ½ vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
• 1 tablespoon coconut nectar or coconut honey or 2 dates (optional)
• 1 tablespoon lecithin (optional, to prevent separation)