Mrs Bell's Salad Cheese

Our original sheep's milk classic ...

• Made with whole ewe’s milk
• Fresh, tangy & crumbly texture
• Perfect for salads, cooking & cheeseboards
• Created by Judy Bell in 1987
• Still handmade in our family dairy in North Yorkshire

Mrs Bell’s Salad Cheese is our bright, tangy sheep’s milk cheese that brings a fresh, vibrant character to a cheese board, a snack and everyday cooking.

Made with rich whole ewe’s milk, each cheese is carefully hand-salted and matured, allowing the salt to gently infuse the curd and develop its distinctive lemony freshness and delicate crumbly texture.

It’s a wonderfully versatile cheese. You can enjoy on a cheeseboard, crumble it over fresh salads, roast it with Mediterranean vegetables, or add it to tarts, grains and pasta dishes where its lively acidity lifts and balances richer flavours.

This cheese holds a special place in our story. Mrs Bell’s Salad Cheese was the very first cheese created by our founder, Judy Bell, in 1987, marking the beginning of Shepherds Purse and our pioneering journey into sheep’s milk cheesemaking and cheesemaking in Yorkshire overall.

Today, it remains one of our most loved cheeses, a simple, honest expression of beautiful ewe's milk, careful craft, and Yorkshire cheesemaking heritage.

What is Salad Cheese?

Salad cheese is a lightly salted, crumbly cheese traditionally used in Mediterranean cooking. It’s loved for its fresh, tangy flavour and ability to lift simple dishes.

Mrs Bell’s Salad Cheese is our Yorkshire interpretation, made with rich sheep’s milk rather than cow’s milk. The result is a cheese that is more nutirtious, creamier, brighter and more aromatic, with a clean lemony finish.

While often compared to feta-style cheeses, Mrs Bell’s Salad Cheese has its own distinctive character thanks to the quality of the ewe’s milk and the careful handcrafting process at Shepherds Purse in North Yorkshire.

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How to Use Mrs Bell’s Salad Cheese

Mrs Bell’s Salad Cheese is incredibly versatile. Try it:

• Enjoyed on a cheeseboard with accompaniments
• Crumbled over tomato, cucumber and herb salads
•  Roasted with courgettes, peppers and aubergine
• Folded into grain bowls, pasta or couscous
• Baked into tarts, pastries or savoury pies
• Served simply with olive oil, lemon and fresh herbs

Its bright acidity and delicate crumbly texture bring balance and depth to both everyday meals and simple seasonal cooking.

Allergen Information:

Contains SHEEP MILK (pasteurised).

Suitable for vegetarians.