This vegan feta tastes similar to the actual factor! It additionally crumbles similar to actual feta and is savory, salty and completely divine!
This vegan feta cheese is wonderful. It’s tacky, salty, wealthy and tangy, every little thing you need feta to be.
It additionally crumbles like actual feta and in case you have this on a Greek salad you’ll actually not know the distinction. The cubes of dairy free feta can be smashed up on a cracker very deliciously or crumbled over vegan pizza.
Making agency vegan cheeses from scratch is massive enjoyable, try our vegan cheddar cheese and cashew cheese. Each are agency sliceable cheeses which are excellent for a cheese board.
You’ll additionally love our vegan camembert, vegan brie, vegan cheese ball and vegan halloumi.
How To Make Vegan Feta Cheese
You’ll discover full directions and measurements within the recipe card on the backside of the put up. It is a abstract of the method to associate with the method pictures.
Add uncooked cashews, agency tofu, water, lemon juice, white vinegar, dietary yeast, salt, garlic powder and onion powder to the blender.
Mix till easy. It will likely be thick. Put aside.
Put together an 8×4 loaf pan by spraying it with non-stick spray. Put aside.
Then, (not pictured), add a cup of water and a tablespoon of agar agar powder to a saucepan and convey to the boil stirring consistently. When it begins boiling, set a timer and let it boil (whilst you proceed to stir) for 1 minute.
Shifting in a short time (because the agar begins to arrange quick), pour out the agar/water combine into the blender with the opposite substances and mix in rapidly. Then, once more in a short time, pour this out into your ready 8×4 loaf pan.
Easy it down after which place into the fridge to set (about an hour).
As soon as the cheese has set, loosen the edges with a knife after which tip it out onto a picket board.
Reduce it into thick slices.
Then minimize the slices into cubes.
Place the cubes right into a bowl with a lid, add some dried oregano and dried dill (non-obligatory) after which placed on the lid and rotate the bowl so that each one the items of feta get evenly lined.
Your vegan feta cheese is able to serve.
Ingredient Notes
Cashews. There is no such thing as a must soak the cashews in case you have a powerful blender like a Vitamix. Should you don’t have a powerful blender then soak the cashews for quarter-hour. Add them to a bowl, pour over boiling scorching water from the kettle, and go away them to soak for quarter-hour. Then drain them and proceed with the recipe.
Should you nonetheless discover it troublesome to mix then add a tablespoon or two additional water however then make sure that to take away that from the water within the saucepan earlier than you add your agar agar powder so that you just don’t find yourself with a dairy free feta that’s too comfortable.
Agar agar powder. This have to be agar agar powder and never the flakes. Should you can solely get agar flakes then use 3 instances the quantity. You may find yourself with a cheese that may be a bit too agency, because the ratio will not be excellent. So it’s higher to make use of the agar agar powder as that’s how this recipe was designed.
Agency tofu. Use agency or additional agency tofu on this recipe. Silken tofu creates a texture that’s too comfortable and spongey for this.
Serving Options
Serve it in a Vegan Greek Salad or crumbled on prime of a vegan pasta salad or vegan macaroni salad (or any salad). Smash it up on a cracker or crumble it over vegan pizza.
It’s additionally superior as a part of a vegan cheese board or served with any vegan pasta dish.
Storing and Freezing
Preserve it in a sealed container within the fridge and it’ll keep recent for round per week.
It additionally freezes very effectively and will be frozen for as much as 3 months.
Extra Vegan Cheese Recipes
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Vegan Feta
This vegan feta tastes similar to the actual factor! It additionally crumbles similar to actual feta and is savory, salty and completely divine!
Servings: 10 servings
Energy: 102kcal
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Directions
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Add the uncooked cashews, agency tofu, ¼ cup water, lemon juice, white vinegar, dietary yeast, salt, garlic powder and onion powder to the blender and mix. It will likely be thick. Put aside.
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Put together an 8×4 loaf pan by spraying it with non-stick spray. Put aside.
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Add one cup of water and a tablespoon of agar agar powder to a saucepan and convey to the boil stirring consistently. When it begins boiling, set a timer and let it boil (whilst you proceed to stir) for 1 minute.
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Shifting in a short time, because the agar begins to arrange quick, pour out the agar/water combine into the blender with the opposite substances and mix in rapidly. Then, once more in a short time, pour this out into your ready loaf pan.
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Easy it down after which place into the fridge and go away it to set.
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As soon as the feta cheese has set, loosen the edges with a knife and tip it out onto a picket board.
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Reduce it into slices after which minimize the slices into cubes.
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Place the cubes right into a bowl with a lid, add the dried oregano and dried dill (non-obligatory) after which placed on the lid and rotate the bowl so that each one the items of feta get evenly lined.
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Now your vegan feta is able to serve.
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Preserve it saved within the fridge and luxuriate in inside a couple of week. It’s also freezer pleasant should you assume you could not end it inside per week.
Notes
- Cashews. We didn’t soak the cashews first, however we’re utilizing a Vitamix. Should you assume your blender may battle, then soak the cashews in scorching water for quarter-hour.
- Agar agar powder. This have to be the agar agar powder and never the flakes. Should you’re utilizing the flakes you will have to make use of 3 instances as a lot to get the identical consequence.
- Servings. This recipe makes round 22 ounces (623g) of vegan feta cheese which is round 10 servings.
- Storing: Preserve it in a sealed container within the fridge and it’ll keep recent for round per week. It additionally freezes very effectively and will be frozen for as much as 3 months.
Vitamin
Serving: 1Serve | Energy: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 5g | Fats: 7g | Saturated Fats: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fats: 2g | Monounsaturated Fats: 3g | Sodium: 586mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg
