Homemade Seitan Deli 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.

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).

Tofoo (also makes seitan and deli slices!)

You can buy both tofu and seitan from Tofoo (organic and made in Yorkshire). Recycle packaging at supermarket bag bins, if your kerbside does not recycle. 

If the above recipe seems too much effort, you can cheat and use the same company’s vegan pepperoni seitan slices!