Garnish with olive oil, vegan garlic and herb dressing (you can make your own), and sprinkle sea salt and pepper to finish. Voila simple vegan recipes that won’t break the bank. This could be seen to be a rather general category and could technically cover some of the cheese that also feature in other categories. Generally speaking, this category would cover the higher-end more gourmet vegan cheese options, often produced from organic and/or locally sourced ingredients and sometimes in small batches. The plant-based alternative was easier to cut into due to it being softer, and when I tried a slice of it on its own, it had quite a rubbery texture. It wasn't necessarily unpleasant, just different to normal cheddar.

I knew that Greek style 'feta' cheese was going to be hard to replicate, it's quite a unique flavour, so I was very intrigued to see how the M&S vegan Greek Style Cubes tasted. Their fresh vegan cheeses are available in Herbes de Provence, Pepper, or Greek Style flavours and they have various soft cheese options and even their Free The Goat options that resemble cheese made from the milk of goats.There are some imaginatively flavoured vegan cheese wheels from Green Vie that come in the following varieties: Wheel with Mango, Lime & Chios Mastic, Wheel with Mild Peppers & Sundried Tomatoes, or Wheel with Mushrooms & Truffle Flavour. I have to admit I haven’t tried Violife Le Rond Camembert flavour yet but I’m definitely intrigued. I’ve tried a vegan Camembert from another brand in the past and that was pretty much spot on. Violife’s Camembert can be served hot or cold, so I might give it a try hot. Violife smoky cheddar flavour slices

Shred romaine lettuce into a salad bowl. Cut tomatoes into quarters, and chop 3/4 of a cucumber into chunky slices. They come in the following flavours: Spread Me Original, Spread Me with Red Peppers, Spread Me with Tomato & Basil, Spread Me with Mushrooms & Truffle, Spread Me with Cucumber & Dill (Tzatziki Style). Again, I have to admit I haven’t tried Violife smoky cheddar flavour slices yet. Not because I’m scared but because I’ve been calorie counting and my lunches have consisted mostly of fruit and yoghurt, not sandwiches. Violife vegan cheese range To go into detail about what you need to do to create your own vegan-friendly cheese is beyond the scope of this article but we’ll post some information in our vegan recipes section in due course. Top Vegan Cheese Brands in the UK There could be some overlap between this category and some of the others, whether hard cheese, cream cheese or artisan cheese. But we’re focussing on those that are infused with some non-cheese ingredient, whether chillies, cranberries or sundried tomatoes.Based in Switzerland (a country that knows a thing or two about cheese), New Roots is a 100% vegan, 100% organic cheesemaker whose products are slightly different to many others available in the UK.