Fried Vegan Mozzarella Sticks

Name: Fried Vegan Mozzarella Sticks
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 20
Ingredients: 50 g/2 oz/½ cup plain/all-purpose flour; tomato salsa, quick tomato relish, chilli dipping sauce or ketchup, to serve; ½ tsp onion powder (optional); 2 tbsp chickpea/gram flour; ½ tsp dried mixed herbs (optional); 250 g/9 oz vegan mozzarella-style cheese; 120 ml/4 fl oz/½ cup vegan milk; sunflower oil, for shallow frying; a pinch of salt; 90 g/3½ oz/scant 1 cup fresh white breadcrumbs

Preparation info

Makes
20

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Vegan Kids

By Heather Whinney

Published 2021

About

These cheesy sticks coated in crisp breadcrumbs are delicious with a tomato-based salsa or a sweet chilli dipping sauce. You can prepare ahead for a snack or party food, then bake to heat up just before serving.

Ingredients

250 g/9 oz vegan mozzarella-style cheese
2 tbsp chickpea/

Snack
Vegan

Method

Cut the cheese in half lengthways and then into 1cm/1/2in strips. Keep these in the fridge, covered, while preparing the other ingredients.
Put the chickpea flour in a bowl with a pinch of salt, the onion powder and the herbs if using. Blend to a paste with a little of the milk, then stir in the rest. Put the plain flour in a second bowl and the breadcrumbs in