Rice Paper 'Bacon' Wedge Salad
We are going BIG with plants in 2024 and re-emphasizing the 'plant' in 'plant-based' foods. This helps cut back on ingredients like saturated fat, a type of fat found in animal-based products that increases cholesterol. Taking it one step further, plant-based brands focus on shrinking the ingredients list in these food products to just two ingredients. Keep an eye out for minimal-ingredient products using mushrooms, walnuts, tempeh and legumes instead of complex meat alternatives.
YIELDS
2
Ingredients
Salad
- 1 head iceberg lettuce
- 8-12 slices rice paper ‘bacon’, cooked, cooled and crumbled
- 1 1/2 cups cherry tomatoes , halved
- 1/2 cup red onion , chopped
- 2 tablespoons pecans or walnuts, toasted
Dressing
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 3 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup blue cheese, crumbled (save a few spoonfuls for garnish)
Rice paper bacon
- 8 pieces rice paper
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1-2 teaspoons sriracha
- 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
Directions
Salad
- Combine ingredients into a bowl and set aside.
Dressing
- Combine ingredients in a bowl. Drizzle dressing over the salad. Set aside.
Rice paper bacon
- Combine all the ingredients for the marinade on a large plate
- Add some water to a skillet or rimmed plate, take 2-3 pieces of rice paper, and put them in the water for 10 seconds, pressing them together to remove any air bubbles. Do not oversoak; they can get too soft and will not crisp up.
- Lay your rice paper bacon sheets in the marinade and coat both sides by flipping it over.
- Using a knife or pizza cutter, cut the rice paper into strips (1 rice paper = 4 strips)
- Add some oil to a skillet and bring to medium heat.
- Fry the strips to your desired “doneness” - they will crisp up more after frying.
- Once cooked, add to the salad and enjoy!
