Vegan Cheese

There are several varieties of vegan cheeses available at Payless. The best of these cheeses is made by Follow Your Heart for taste and melt-ability. However, I find the ingredients in them aren't as healthy as they could be, because they use the cheapest oil possible, canola oil, which has been shown to have negative health effects.

Instead, my partner and I have made our own melted vegan cheese which tastes great on pizzas, veggies, etc. It is healthy and keeps in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or so.

Ingredients:

• 1 medium-sized onion, diced
  
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• olive oil 
• 1 head cauliflower (organic if possible), chopped
  
• salt and white pepper to taste
• 1/4 - 1/5 cup nutritional yeast (high in B vitamins, which vegans need to supplement) (1/4 for larger cauliflower, 1/5 for smaller)
  

1. Place diced onions and a bit of olive oil into a pan and cover with the lid until onions turn translucent. Remove the lid and brown onions. Add garlic and more olive oil. Continue browning. Put on the side when done.
2. Steam cauliflower about 8 min or until soft. You can add 1cm of water to a pot, when the water boils, add cauliflower.
3. Pour off water into a bowl and set aside. 
4. With a spatula or with potato masher, smash the cauliflower until it is paste-like. You may have to add a bit of the reserved water. Add the onion and garlic mixture and mix. Salt and pepper to taste. 
5. Finally, add 1 Tb of olive or flax oil and nutritional yeast. Use as cheese to top everything.

I found other vegan cheese recipes online you might want to check out:
Parmesan Cheese, Slicable White Cheese, Creamy Cheese Sause

Slicable Vegan Cheddar