Make Your Own (vegan) Luncheon Meat Slices

Do you remember visiting the shops as a child, and watching the man with the machine create luncheon meat slices? These seitan deli slices (Happy Vegannie) are the updated animal-kind version! No cholesterol either, which means you can eat more of them! Use them in sandwiches or on pizza.

Keep these slices away from pets (they look, smell and taste like meat). Read more on food safety for people and pets.

It’s best to just bin allium scraps (leeks, onion, garlic, shallots, chives) as like tomato/citrus/rhubarb scraps, acids could harm compost creatures. 

This is not the simplest of recipes, but ideal for ambitious home chefs or professional cooks. It uses a blend of firm tofu and seitan (wheat-meat) along with soy sauce, liquid smoke and cheesy-tasting nutritional yeast (rich in vitamin B12).

People often wonder why vegans make ‘fake meats’. The truth is, that’s the taste that most people like. And in a country of 60 million people, even people who eat meat have to know there is not enough land for everyone to eat free-range.

Even meat-eating chefs like Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall say people have to eat less meat, if you don’t agree with factory farming. Plant foods are also all cholesterol-free!

Vegan Luncheon Meat Slices

These vegan luncheon meat slices (Sarah’s Vegan Kitchen) also use a base of tofu and vital wheat gluten, with lots of spicy flavours and cheesy-tasting nutritional yeast.

Vegan Smoked Deli Slices

These vegan smoked deli slices (Full of Plants) are a bit more advanced to make. Created by a French chef, use them in sandwiches, pizza, salad or with vegan grilled cheese. They are made with tofu and vital wheat gluten, with saltiness to replicate the taste of real meat.

Note this is NOT a beginner recipe, you’ll need to find seitan and tofu (Tofoo makes both in Yorkshire). But if you run a cafe or are an ambitious cook, give it a go! You can then use the sliced to top pizza or put in sandwiches, or mix into pasta dishes. Sure to impress!

Where to Buy Vegan Deli Slices

You can buy both vegan deli slices from Tofoo (organic and made in Yorkshire, this tofu company now offers seitan products too). Recycle packaging at supermarket bag bins, if your kerbside does not recycle. 

Also look in stores for Vegusto vegan meat slices. If they are anything like their wonderful vegan cheeses, they are worth buying!