Vegan Curd Cheese

Ingredients

  • 1 litre carton of soya milk ( I used unsweetened)
  • 3 tbsp vinegar
  • 4oz vegan margarine
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method

  • Heat soya milk to near boiling.
  • Take off heat and add vinegar.
  • Stir occasionally until milk separates into 'curds and whey'
  • Strain off the liquid through muslin or a fine sieve and discard.
  • Mix the hot curds with the margarine.
  • For a savoury spread, add a crushed or finely chopped clove of garlic and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Other flavours can be tried, chopped chives, pieces of vegan smokey bacon and chopped spring onions.
  • For a cheesecake mixture make up the plain cheese and add the juice and zest of one or two lemons and sugar to taste.
  • Leave mixture to cool and refrigerate. Stir well before serving.