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Vegan BLT Quinoa Bowls
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Vegan BLT Quinoa Bowls

Perfect for any time of day, this recipe delivers great flavor effortlessly.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 4
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: Vegan, gluten-free

Ingredients

To prep ahead of time:
  • 1 cup quinoa rinsed and drained well
  • 1 1/2 cups vegetable broth or 1 1/2 cups water + 1 1/2 tsp mushroom broth powder
  • rice paper bacon
  • 1 tbsp neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
  • 1 chickpeas 15 oz/425 mL, rinsed and drained (reserve that aquafaba for other recipes!, canned
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp liquid smoke
  • 1 tbsp tamari
  • 1 tbsp dark soy sauce you can just add a bit more of tamari instead
  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
Chipotle-Lime Mayo
  • 1/4 cup Vegan mayo
  • 1/2 lime juiced
  • 1/4 tsp chipotle powder
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt
To assemble
  • 1/4 cup SUNSET® Wild Wonders grape tomatoes
  • 1 cup green leaf lettuce cut into bite sized pieces

Instructions

Prep:
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  1. Cook the quinoa by combining quinoa and broth in a covered pot over medium high heat until boiling. Once you see steam coming out of the pot, lower the heat to a medium low and let cook covered for 15 minutes. Do not lift the lid to peek until after 15 minutes otherwise you'll lose the steam needed to cook the quinoa. After 15 minutes, remove from heat and fluff with fork. Set aside.
  2. Make your rice paper bacon. I used this recipe for the prep shots of the rice paper bacon, but I used smoked paprika, 1 tbsp tamari and 1 tbsp dark mushroom soy sauce in the batch in the assembled bowls.
  3. To make the chickpea bacon, I used an adaptation of Shannon's rice paper bacon marinade. Pan-fry chickpeas in 1 tbsp oil until the outside is kind of dry and slightly browned. In a separate bowl, whisk together garlic powder, smoked paprika, liquid smoke, tamari, dark soy sauce, nutritional yeast, and maple syrup. Pour over chickpeas and continue to stir and cook until beans are well coated and dry.
  4. Make the mayo by whisking together mayo, lime, chipotle powder, and kosher salt. To drizzle like in my photo, transfer to a plastic zippered bag and snip a tiny corner.
To assemble the bowls:
  1. Add 1 cup of lettuce to each bowl.
  2. Add 1/2 cup of cooked quinoa on top, 1/4 cup of chickpeas, and a few pieces of the vegan rice paper bacon.
  3. Add the quartered SUNSET® Wild Wonders on top and drizzle chipotle lime mayo on top.
  4. Enjoy!