We're slowly working our way through all of the new vegan cheeses at Sainsbury's, and today we'll be reviewing the Greek-style. Read on to find out what we thought and get some recipe ideas.
The texture was quite solid and a little crumbly – we'd say it was more like a soft cheddar than a really crumbly cheese like feta. It isn't an unpleasant texture, but it's not 100% authentic either. Held up well when cut into cubes.
We thought that this cheese tasted very similar to the Wensleydale-style, minus the cranberries. It was creamy and slightly tangy, with no unpleasant aftertaste. Again, it was nice, but didn't really remind us of dairy Greek cheeses which are usually much saltier. If you weren't a fan of the berries in the Wensleydale-style cheese, then we'd definitely recommend giving this a go as a plain alternative.
If you're looking for a 100% realistic vegan feta, then we'd recommend trying checking out Better Fetter from Lettices, which we recently reviewed. Sainsbury's are offering a perfectly nice everyday version that we enjoyed, but it probably wouldn't fool a non-vegan.
We used cubes of the cheese to top a cooked pizza and it tasted great, especially with a drizzle of garlic oil. We reckon it would also be tasty as part of a salad, or sliced on top of crackers. We've heard it melts pretty well, and it seems solid enough that you could grate it if you wanted to.
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Sainsbury's recently released several new coconut-based vegan cheeses, including Cheddar, Greek-style and Wensleydale. We'll be reviewing them all, starting with this Garlic and Herb Soft Cheese. Keep an eye on our blog over the next few weeks for the rest.
The cheese comes in a handy tub with a plastic lid, similar to options like Philadephia. It looks just like dairy soft cheese and is easy to spread. The texture is exactly as you would expect and it looks very realistic.
We were really impressed by the taste of this cheese. There was nothing odd about it, (which can often be the case with non-dairy cheeses), it just tasted great straight from the tub. The garlic and herb flavour was delicious, and not too strong – there was still a 'cheese' taste underneath the flavouring. It tastes very similar to dairy versions like Boursin, and we reckon you'd struggle to tell the difference in a blind taste test. Everyone we've given this to has enjoyed it, vegan or non-vegan.
We tried the cheese on crackers and in sandwiches, but there are plenty of other ways we're sure it would taste good – melted over pasta, for example. Sainsbury's also sell a version of this cheese without the garlic and herbs, which would be even more versatile.
This product gets 10/10 from us – what did you think of it?