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Plant-based Proteins Recipes Made Easy-Peasy!
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Ingredients
7 mL (1⁄2 tbsp) sugar
20 mL (11⁄2 tbsp) lower sodium soy sauce
20 mL (11⁄2 tbsp) rice vinegar
20 mL (11⁄2 tbsp) lime juice (about 1 lime)
45 mL (3 tbsp) water
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 mL (1⁄2 tsp) chili flakes (optional)
300 g 10.5 oz uncooked brown rice vermicelli
Seitan crumbles:
10 ml (2 tsp) garlic powder
15 mL (1 tbsp) water
30 mL (2 tbsp) vegetable oil
30 mL (2 tbsp) rice vinegar
30 mL (2 tbsp) hoisin sauce
30 mL (2 tbsp) lower sodium soy sauce
15 mL (1 tbsp) lime juice (about 1⁄2 lime)
10 ml (2 tsp) dried parsley
250 mL (1 cup) vital wheat gluten (also known as “gluten flour”)
To serve:
1 carrot, grated
1⁄2 large cucumber, sliced
8 leaves lettuce
8 sprigs cilantro
1⁄2 bell pepper, thinly sliced
60 ml (1⁄4 cup) unsalted peanuts
Instructions
1. Prepare the dressing: In large bowl, whisk together the sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, lime juice, water, garlic, and chili flakes. Set aside.
2. Prepare the vermicelli per package instructions. Taste to ensure noodles are tender enough for your liking. Drain excess water and while warm, toss vermicelli in the dressing and allow to marinate at room temperature.
3. Prepare the seitan: In a separate bowl, mix the garlic powder, water, oil, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, lime juice, and parsley with a fork. Add the vital wheat gluten and quickly stir to form a shaggy dough.
4. In a pan, crumble in the seitan, and cook while stirring for 5 minutes over low-medium heat.
5. To serve, place marinated vermicelli in bowl. Top with seitan crumbles, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, cilantro, bell pepper, and peanuts.
Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 15 minutes
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Cold Noodle Salad with Seitan “Sausage” Crumbles
A light and fresh meal using seitan as a meat alternative. Check out page 15 to learn more about this wheat-based protein.
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Kids in the Kitchen
Kids can build their own noodle bowl. Serving meals family-style not only helps little ones try new foods but also helps develop motor skills while they use different serving utensils.
