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Vegan Caesar Salad

Vegan Caesar SaladPrep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Serves 4

Tofu ‘Bacon Bits’ Ingredients: 
  • 175g firm tofu, ½ pack, crumbled
  • 3 tbsp. maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tsp. liquid smoke
  • 2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 2 tsp. minced onion
  • 1 tsp. smoked paprika
  • 1 ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. black pepper
Caesar Salad Dressing Ingredients: 
  • 1 cup Manitoba Harvest Hemp Hearts
  • ½ cup water
  • 3 tbsp. Manitoba Harvest Hemp Oil
  • 3 tbsp. capers
  • 2 ½ tbsp. nutritional yeast
  • 2 garlic cloves or 2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp. maple syrup
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. cracked black pepper
  • Juice of 1 lemon
Crouton Ingredients: 
  • 6 sliced of baguette, cubed
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. cracked black pepper

Salad Ingredients:
  • 5 – 6 romaine lettuce, chopped
  • 1/3 cup capers
  • ¼ cup vegan parmesan cheese, finely grated

INSTRUCTIONS

Make the tofu ‘bacon bits’:
  • Preheat the oven to 400F and prepare a baking tray with parchment paper.
  • Drain the excess water from the tofu package and finely crumble into a medium-sized bowl.
  • Add all of the remaining ingredients listed.
  • Mix the ingredients together.
  • Set onto the prepared tray and bake for 20 - 25 minutes until golden brown. Make sure to flip halfway through.
  • Allow to cool, crumble more, and transfer to a bowl.

Make the croutons:
  • Preheat the oven to 400F and prepare a baking tray with parchment paper
  • Cut the baguette in to sliced, and then cube
  • Transfer the baking tray, drizzle the olive oil and season with the salt and cracked black pepper
  • Stir to combine the oil and spices
  • Bake for 10 – 15 minutes until crunchy and golden brown
  • Allow to cool
Make the salad dressing,
  • Transfer all of the ingredients to a blender
  • Blend until smooth
  • Adjust seasoning to taste
To assemble the salad:
  • Place the lettuce, capers, tofu ‘bacon bits’, and parmesan cheese into a large bowl
  • Add your desired amount of salad dressing and toss together
  • Add the croutons in at the very end and toss together OR add on top of individual portion after dishing out

Notes:
Salad can be kept in the fridge in an airtight container for 2 – 3 days.
If ingredients are kept separate and salad undressed, ingredients will keep for 5 – 6 days.

Enjoy this salad, it’s SO delicious!! You won’t miss the real thing!

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