Long ago promised and long over due. My non Vegetarian / Vegan family licked the bowl clean.
YIELD: A good family sized salad.
INGREDIENTS:
croutons
1/2 tsp dried rosemary
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp fine sea salt
1/2 a loaf of day (or two) old fabulous vegan bread cubed
2 tbsp olive oil
dressing
2 tbsp blanched or roasted almonds
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tbsp dijon mustard
2 tbsp tamari (or soya sauce)
1 tbsp tahini
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp olive oil
1 head romaine lettuce
1 sheet nori, cut into strips and little pieces with scissors
tempeh bacon (as much or as little as you like, even none is okay)
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350˚.
Mix the crouton seasonings together, place bread in a large bowl. Drizzle with oil and toss well to coat. Then sprinkle with the seasonings and toss quickly and well to spread evenly. Spread in a single layer over a cookie sheet and bake for 10 to 15 minutes till dry and toasted. Let them cool
in a food processor or a good blending tool mix together the ingredients for the dressing. Pulverize it til as smooth as you can get it.
Wash and dry (spin) lettuce. rip into bit sized pieces.
Fry tempeh bacon according to package directions: a little oil in the pan fry 2 minutes flip and fry 2 minutes. Remove to a piece of paper towel of the tea towel you use for this sort of oil absorbing if paper towel isn't your thing.
Mix nori and lettuce in your serving bowl. Add dressing and toss well, add croutons and bacon on the last toss or two.
Serve soon or the croutons get soggy and kinda blech.
YUM
