Recipe Of The Week:


Who says vegans cant eat bacon?! Made with beets, smoky spices and a lot of love, this beet "bacon" is amazing on its own or sitting pretty on your favorite veggie burger. Go "whole hog" without the harm!

BEET BACON [VEGAN, GLUTEN-FREE]

INGREDIENTS

  • ¼ – ½  chiogga beet, peeled and sliced into thin bacon size pieces
  • 1/2 tsp kelp flakes
  • 1/2 tsp garlic sea salt
  • ¼ tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp hickory smoked sea salt (I used Durango from Just a Pinch)
  • ¼- ½  tsp vegan mayo
  • ½  tsp raw maca powder
Optional Second Step:
  • ½ tsp ground sumac
  • 1 tsp neutral oil of choice (olive, coconut, grapeseed, chili oil etc)

PREPARATION

Part 1:
  1. Preheat oven to 360F. Mix beet slices and all other ingredients together in a small bowl to coat the slices evenly
  2. Place on parchment lined baking sheet and bake in oven preheated to 360F until shriveled and lightly brown around the edges. Be careful, these can burn easily.
  3. Enjoy
Optional Second Part:
  1. Follw Part 1 directions.
  2. Grab a non-stick frying pan. Heat your oil to sizzling over medium heat in the pan. Add the beet slices and allow them to cook on one side, sprinkling the sumac over the top of the slices.
  3. After a few minutes you will see that the slices start to blister like real bacon does and caramelize slightly. Once they look blistered, flip them and do the same to the other side. Serve immediately.