This Vegan BLT Sandwich is loaded with lots of meaty flavour! It’s perfect for quick lunches and dinners and you can use the tempeh bacon in so many ways!

Ingredients

Tempeh Bacon

• 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce , tamari or liquid aminos *
• 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
• 1 ½ tablespoons maple syrup
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika , for colour
• 8 ounces tempeh
• 1 - 2 teaspoons coconut oil

Sandwich

• 3 slices romaine lettuce , washed and chopped
• 1 large tomato , sliced
• ½ tablespoon vegan mayonnaise
• 2-3 slices tempeh bacon
• 2 slices sourdough bread , or bread of your choice

Instructions

Tempeh Bacon

• Slice the tempeh as thin as you can (without letting it fall apart). This helps to crips up the tempeh bacon slices. If you don’t care about that, feel free to slice of however you want.
• In a pan, a steam basket or a cooling rack, and pour some water under neath that is not touching the pan. We’re doing this to steam your tempeh, so if you have another way to steam it that’s fine too! Even a place on crushed up foil with water underneath will work. Bring to a boil them add the slices of tempeh on top of the cooling rack/basket/plate (not touching the water). Cover with pot cover and steam for ten minutes. This helps to remove the bitterness and helps the tempeh to absorb more flavour.
• In a bowl or a Tupperware container, stir together the liquid smoke, the maple syrup, the tamari/liquid aminos and the smoke paprika. Add in the slightly cooled tempeh and gently toss or stir to ensure all of the pieces are marinated. Cover and let marinate for 2 hours up to overnight.
• When you’ve finished marinating them, heat the oil in a pan over medium high heat.
• Add the slices of tempeh bacon and allow to cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side, until cooked through and browned. Remove from heat, and add over any extra marinade to coat the tempeh in it from the residual heat.
• Serve in a BLT sandwich, in a vegan Cobb salad, or any other way you desire!

BLT Sandwich

• Spread the mayonnaise evenly on both slices of bread. Assemble the ingredients: Slice of bread, tempeh bacon, lettuce, tomato, then slice of bread.

Notes

Vegan BLT Sandwich

Ingredients

Tempeh Bacon

• 3 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce tamari or liquid aminos*
• 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
• 1 ½ tablespoons maple syrup
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika for colour
• 8 ounces tempeh
• 1 - 2 teaspoons coconut oil

Sandwich

• 3 slices romaine lettuce washed and chopped
• 1 large tomato sliced
• ½ tablespoon vegan mayonnaise
• 2-3 slices tempeh bacon
• 2 slices sourdough bread or bread of your choice

Instructions

Tempeh Bacon

• Slice the tempeh as thin as you can (without letting it fall apart). This helps to crips up the tempeh bacon slices. If you don’t care about that, feel free to slice of however you want.
• In a pan, a steam basket or a cooling rack, and pour some water under neath that is not touching the pan. We’re doing this to steam your tempeh, so if you have another way to steam it that’s fine too! Even a place on crushed up foil with water underneath will work. Bring to a boil them add the slices of tempeh on top of the cooling rack/basket/plate (not touching the water). Cover with pot cover and steam for ten minutes. This helps to remove the bitterness and helps the tempeh to absorb more flavour.
• In a bowl or a Tupperware container, stir together the liquid smoke, the maple syrup, the tamari/liquid aminos and the smoke paprika. Add in the slightly cooled tempeh and gently toss or stir to ensure all of the pieces are marinated. Cover and let marinate for 2 hours up to overnight.
• When you’ve finished marinating them, heat the oil in a pan over medium high heat.
• Add the slices of tempeh bacon and allow to cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side, until cooked through and browned. Remove from heat, and add over any extra marinade to coat the tempeh in it from the residual heat.
• Serve in a BLT sandwich, in a vegan Cobb salad, or any other way you desire!

BLT Sandwich

• Spread the mayonnaise evenly on both slices of bread. Assemble the ingredients: Slice of bread, tempeh bacon, lettuce, tomato, then slice of bread.

Notes

Nutrition

Vegan BLT Sandwich https://jessicainthekitchen.com/vegan-blt-sandwich/ March 18, 2019

Wondering what to do with that head of cauliflower in your fridge or freezer? Here are 10 Vegan Cauliflower Recipes to Help You Get Creative in the Kitchen that are all different, unique, and delicious! From tacos to pizza bites to whole meals, everything you need is here!

What is cauliflower?

Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable, meaning that it’s a part of the same family as broccoli, kale and cabbage. Cauliflower can be enjoyed raw, perfect for a crudités platter , or cooked in many forms. I’m sharing all the ways I’ve used cauliflower on the blog so far. These ways are all so unique and with one bite of any of them, you’ll want to try them all. If you’re really not a cauliflower lover I recommend the orange cauliflower bites first. The flavour will blow you away, and it’s baked. A whole head of cauliflower bites for dinner? Yes please. Enjoy friends!

10 Creative Ways to Use Cauliflower in the Kitchen

1. Make vegan wings

Sticky Sesame Cauliflower Wings

Cauliflower Wings/Cauliflower Bites was the recipe idea that totally changed how I looked at cauliflower. My first version, a vegetarian cheesy buffalo wings became one of my first superstar recipes way back in January 2014. Two years later I made my Sticky Sesame Cauliflower Wings (still a top 3 JITK recipe every single day) and it’s just expanded from there! Cauliflower wings or vegan wings are coated, baked (or sometimes fried) and are basically my favourite meatless wings. They have a crunchy exterior with a soft, chewy interior. They absorb any flavour that you give them and taste absolutely incredible.

Other examples of cauliflower vegan wings/bites:

Sweet & Sticky Orange Cauliflower Bites

Vegan Cauliflower Buffalo Wings

2. As a crunchy taco filling

Crispy Cauliflower Tacos with Chipotle Crema

This just may be the homemade taco of your dreams. It’s like crunchy cauliflower wings…in a taco…with a divine slaw…topped with a creamy sauce. I mean, can you say heaven?

3. Rice it into a low carb rice

How to make Cauliflower Rice

This reminds me so much of rice it’s insane. Admittedly I’m not a rice connoisseur, but if you’re looking for a tasty low carb rice alternative, this will definitely do the trick. You can even use it for cauliflower fried “rice”.

4. Blend them into a creamy soup

Roasted Cauliflower Soup

This is one of the most loved soups on Jessica in the Kitchen. It gets a lot of remarks shocked that there’s no heavy cream in there. When blended, the cauliflower is rich and creamy and it makes the perfect guilt-free comfort soup.

5. Roast them into veggie steaks

Za’atar Roasted Cauliflower Steaks

These cauliflower steaks have such a beautiful presentation, flavour, texture and are pretty easy to make. That perfect sear makes all the difference. If you want to impress someone with an easy meal, this is the one for you.

6. Make them into burgers

Vegan Quinoa Cauliflower Burgers

Is there anything cauliflower can’t do?! Cauliflower here adds texture and makes these burgers easy to whip up and so tasty.

7. Fry them into meatballs

Buffalo Quinoa Cauliflower Vegan Meatballs

This is one of my favourite cauliflower inventions to date. The “meatball” base can be used in any sauce that you desire, and is so easy to make several batches of.

8. Turn them into a cheesy casserole

Cheesy Cauliflower Pizza Casserole

An oldie but goodie, this casserole is an amazing way to use up leftover cauliflower! Because it’s so soft and “meaty” when baked, it works so well in this casserole.

9. Bake them into kid friendly pizza bites

Cauliflower Pizza Bites

Kid friendly alert! These pizza bites are a pizza lovers dreams come true! It’s low carb, meal preppable and craving satisfying.

10. Make it into a cauliflower curry

Cauliflower and Potato Curry (Aloo Gobi Masala)

After trying a similar curry at my favourite Indian restaurant, I knew I had to replicate it, with cauliflower this time. The cauliflower soaks up so much incredible flavour here and makes such a warming and filling and inviting curry!

Commonly asked Cauliflower Questions, Answered

Q: Can cauliflower be frozen?

A: Yes! Not only can you freeze it, you can freeze every single one of these recipes too! You can even swap frozen cauliflower for fresh in many cases. Just let it thaw properly overnight in your fridge, or boil it and drain it. For the cauliflower wings, you’ll want to bake them for about 15 minutes first to dry out the excess water, pat dry thoroughly, then proceed with the rest of the recipe.