Vegan Bacon
I had lots of requests for the vegan bacon recipe that was in my Kale Caesar salad. How wrong can you go with crunchy croutons, parmesan shards and crumbled vegan bacon to spruce up a Caesar salad?
My vegan bacon is made with a secret ingredient … rice paper! It’s basted with the smokey, salty and sweet marinade and bakes up really crispy.
My hubby loves to eat it as a snack. It certainly satisfies those cravings for something salty and crunchy.
Vegan Bacon
Ingredients
- 4 pieces rice paper square works beater than round
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast.
- 2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
- ½ tsp liquid smoke
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
For the Marinade
- Whisk together nutritional yeast, garlic powder, paprika, pepper, tamari, liquid smoke, syrup and olive oil in a bowl.
For the Bacon Strips
- Dip a pice of rice paper in warm water for just a few seconds and quickly cut into strips with a sharp scissors.
- Lay each piece on the prepared baking sheet and baste with the marinade. Gently turn over and baste the other side. It’s ok if it gets a bit scrunched up.
- Repeat with remaining rice paper.
- Bake for about 7 to 8 minutes, until crisp.
- Keep an eye on the baking sheet as the strips can burn easily.
- Once out of the oven, remove from the baking sheet right away and place on a cooling rack.
I hope you enjoy this recipe!
Be sure to leave a comment below if you try it.
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