Imagine a warm summer’s day by the Aegean Sea. The sun is shining, and a cool breeze carries the scents of olives and herbs. A vegan Greek salad can transport you there with each bite, capturing the heart of Mediterranean flavours. This dish is tasty, healthy and vibrant.
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A typical Greek salad includes:
- Feta cheese: The creamy, tangy highlight often crumbled over the top.
- Olives: Usually Kalamata, providing a deep, earthy taste.
- Tomatoes: Juicy and ripe, they are essential for sweetness.
- Cucumbers: Crisp and refreshing, balancing the flavours.
- Onion: Red onions add a sharp, biting flavour.
So to make this a vegan Feta salad, all you have to do is buy or make vegan Feta cheese! You can then add an optional plant-based salad dressing based on olive oil, lemon and herbs.
How to Make (or buy) Vegan Feta Cheese
If you prefer to buy, Fetamorphosis is a commercial vegan feta made with nuts (you can find some brands in stores made with coconut oil – not as artisan but easier to find – or simply sub with your favourite cubed vegan cheese and add a little salt).
This vegan feta (Broke Bank Vegan) is made with firm tofu. Try using organic Tofoo, made in Yorkshire! Other ingredients are lemon juice, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, oregano, salt, cheesy-tasting nutritional yeast and miso (leave this ingredient out if pregnant/nursing as it’s unpasteurised).
This recipe for homemade (vegan) Greek feta cheese (Rainbow Plant Life) is made with similar ingredients, and is also good with pasta dishes, grilled or roasted veggies or to use in place of dishes that call for mozzarella.