It may not exactly be authentic, but this vegan Greek salad is a delight of Mediterranean inspired flavors! Made with cucumbers, kalamata olives, red wine vinaigrette, and dairy-free tofu feta (which is transformed to not taste like tofu), you’ll adore this cheery and flavorful salad.
Greek salad without feta
An oxymoron, you might say! Traditional Greek salad highlights the feta cheese even more than American restaurant versions do: it’s served as one slab atop the vegetables, a centerpiece. The cheese is then cut and crumbled into the salad whilst eating it.
As such, by necessity a vegan Greek salad has to be more in the American style. I love me some baked almond feta and the tofu feta recipe shared here, but realistically speaking, none of them quite have the right texture and flavor to serve as a showstopping salad topper.
And that’s okay!
Continue reading Vegan Greek Salad with Tofu Feta at Yup, It’s Vegan! for the full recipe.
It may not exactly be authentic, but this vegan Greek salad is a delight of Mediterranean inspired flavors! Made with cucumbers, kalamata olives, red wine vinaigrette, and dairy-free tofu feta (which is transformed to not taste like tofu), you’ll adore this cheery and flavorful salad.
Greek salad without feta
An oxymoron, you might say! Traditional Greek salad highlights the feta cheese even more than American restaurant versions do: it’s served as one slab atop the vegetables, a centerpiece. The cheese is then cut and crumbled into the salad whilst eating it.
As such, by necessity a vegan Greek salad has to be more in the American style. I love me some baked almond feta and the tofu feta recipe shared here, but realistically speaking, none of them quite have the right texture and flavor to serve as a showstopping salad topper.
And that’s okay!
Continue reading Vegan Greek Salad with Tofu Feta at Yup, It’s Vegan! for the full recipe.