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Jump to Recipe PrintThis tofu feta recipe is bright flavorful and great to have as a cheese substitute for caprese salad or on feta pasta. Overnight marinated tofu packs all the flavor into the tofu. Enjoy as vegan feta crumbles, feta cubes, or marinate the whole block for baked pasta.
A delicious high protein substitute to feta cheese, without any milk or dairy. It’s a crumbly, salty, flavorful non dairy feta alternative you’ll love.
I love making dairy free feta on a Friday afternoon, and letting in marinate in the fridge overnight for a vegan Greek salad. We love serving this vegan feta cheese with fresh tomatoes and sliced basil or kalamata olives. It’s our favorite way to enjoy a fresh plant based salad!
This dairy free feta is surprisingly flavorful and herb, and tastes like the real thing. The ‘feta’ marinades in delicious herbs and spices overnight. It’s great on top of a salad, or just eaten by itself as a snack.
This Tofu Feta Cheese Recipe Is:
- Bright
- Fresh
- Flavorful
- Simple to Make
- Marinated Overnight
- High Protein
- Great for salads, pastas, or a snack
- Vegan, high protein, dairy free substitute for feta cheese
A No-Cook Tofu Recipe That’s Perfect for Summer
This no-cook marinated tofu feta cheese is a quick and simple recipe. I love a good no-cook recipe for those days when I’m not feeling like standing around the stove, or for summer nights when it’s too hot to cook. I have a whole collection of recipes that require zero cooking at all, check them out here! It’s great for meal prep during the week.
This vegan feta substitute comes together in about 5 minutes, and doesn’t require the stove or microwave to make. Just use a few pantry staple ingredients and you have a healthy meal ready the next day. And very little to clean up afterwards… an added bonus!
What’s In This Dairy Free Feta Cheese Alternative?
- Tofu – I like using extra firm tofu, or firm tofu that has been in a tofu press to remove excess liquid. Or you can use an extra firm silken tofu too. The texture of the tofu and tangy flavor from the marinade ingredients make this taste like traditional feta cheese.
- Extra virgin Olive Oil
- White Miso Paste
- Fresh lemon juice
- Nutritional Yeast – gives this vegan tofu feta cheese a
- Apple Cider vinegar, or lemon juice for a nice tang.
- Oregano: a spice I always put in my marinades! This dried oregano has a bright and earthy flavor, and goes so well with the tofu.
- Sea salt & Black pepper
- Toppings: fresh herbs, red pepper flakes, or lemon zest.
One of the BEST Pantry Staple Snack Recipes
This vegan feta recipe is a fantastic pantry-staple meal! It uses almost all ingredients you would have in your dry pantry or cupboards – most of which you probably have on hand. This tasty plant-based feta is a great dairy-free cheese alternative you can make quickly. And it’s versatile – the cubed tofu is a great additional to pasta salads, dinners, or side dishes.
I made a list of my Top 125 Plant-Based Pantry Staples that always keep stocked. By stocking up on healthy whole ingredients you can cook delicious recipes without a trip to the store!
How To Make Feta Cheese without Dairy
- Press your tofu – get as much moisture out of the block of tofu as possible, this press does the trick perfectly! Or wrap the tofu in paper towels and place it on a plate. Put another plate on top and a weight (like a small cookbook) on top. This will draw the water out slowly.
- Cube the pressed tofu into bite sized pieces. In a shallow baking dish or bowl, mix in the rest of the ingredients until the cubes of tofu are covered in the marinade.*
- Allow the tofu to marinate overnight in an airtight container for 8 hours minimum, up to 2 days maximum.
- Serve in any dish you would use tofu in: Tofu Feta Caprese Salad, a vegan cheese board, on toast, or crumble on a salad.
Recipes With Dairy Free Feta Cheese
The BEST Vegan Greek Pasta Salad Recipe
Pot Luck Greek Salad with Homemade Vinaigrette
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Tofu Feta Cheese
Ingredients
- 1 16 ounce block tofu
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 1/2 tablespoons Light Miso Paste
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon Sea salt & Black Pepper
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
Instructions
- Press your tofu – get as much moisture out of the tofu as possible, this press does the trick perfectly!
- Cube the tofu into bite sized pieces. In a shallow baking dish or bowl, mix in the rest of the ingredients until the tofu is covered in the marinade.
- Allow the tofu to marinate overnight for 8 hours minimum, up to 2 days maximum.
- Serve in any dish you would use tofu in: Tofu Feta Caprese Salad, a vegan cheese board, on toast, or crumble on a salad.
Notes
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Could I marinate the tofu block whole? Just wondering for the baked “feta” pasta as it looks like you bake the whole block together. Thanks!!
Hi Audrey – absolutely! Just make sure you use a small enough container to the marinate completely covers the block and you should be all set! Let me know how it works out.