Bailey Ruskus and Steve Ruskus
Chef Bai’s High-Protein Vegan Cottage Cheese
This creamy, dairy-free cottage cheese is quick to prepare and perfect for adding to salads, spreading on toast, or enjoying straight from the fridge.
June 7, 2026
This homemade cottage cheese from Chef Bai’s Breaking Up With Dairy is packed with probiotics and plant protein, making it the perfect addition to any breakfast or pasta dish. The ’90s are back, baby, and so is cottage cheese.
What you need:
1 (14-ounce) block firm tofu, drained, chopped into quarters
1 teaspoon salt
½ cup plain unsweetened coconut yogurt
¾ cup unsweetened vegan milk
1 teaspoon nutritional yeast
1 tablespoon lemon juice
What you do:
- Into a blender, add one quarter tofu with salt, coconut yogurt, milk, nutritional yeast, and lemon juice. Blend on high speed until smooth, about 30 seconds. Transfer mixture to a medium-size bowl.
- Crumble remaining tofu into small curd-sized pieces of your preference and add to bowl. Mix until well combined.
- Refrigerate for at least 1 hour and serve cold. Enjoy within 6 days.
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