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Vegan BLT
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Vegan BLT

As we move towards the Summer Holidays I plan to highlight some delicious, affordable and easy to cook picnic and BBQ recipes. I am very excited to announce that to kick this off, I have a series of vegan picnic ideas from Louise Palmer-Masterton , who is the founder of multiple award-winning restaurants Stem & Glory. The first in this series is a delicious Vegan BLT. So if you want to cook something that is part of an award-winning restaurants menu, now is your chance! The ‘VLT’ (Vegan BLT) Makes 2-4 rounds of sandwiches depending on the bread size This has been on our menu at Stem & Glory Cambridge for years and it’s an absolute winner. The trick is making the tempeh bacon super thin and super crispy and having just the right amount of mayo to make it sing!
Course Snack, Lunch, Midweek Meals, Appetizer
Cuisine 30 minutes plus, Vegan, Vegetarian, Picnic, American
Keyword vegan, vegetarian, sandwich, lunch, BLT, snack
Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 62kcal

Ingredients

Vegan BLT

  • 200 g tempeh
  • 1 large tomato
  • baby gem lettuce
  • vegan mayo

For the marinade

  • 100 ml tamari
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp liquid smoke
  • 1 tsp maple syrup

Instructions

  • Liquid Smoke is available from most major supermarkets or from Amazon HERE

Vegan BLT

  • Mix the marinade ingredients. Thinly slice the tempeh. Marinade for 5-30 mins (tempeh usually soaks up marinade really well)
    100 ml tamari, 1/2 tsp smoked paprika, 1 tsp liquid smoke , 1 tsp maple syrup
  • Shake the excess marinade off the tempeh and shallow fry in a little olive oil until crispy and very slightly charred around the edges.
    200 g tempeh
  • To build the sandwich. Spread vegan mayo on both slices of bread. On one side add a layer of sliced tomato, a layer of lettuce, then a layer of the crispy tempeh. Top with the second slice. Cut into triangle quarters and enjoy. Tip - with this sandwich make sure you add enough mayo so it dribbles out slightly for the full experience!
    1 large tomato, baby gem lettuce, vegan mayo
  • You could also make this with thinly sliced tofu - marinade for longer.
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Nutrition

Calories: 62kcal