Thursday, January 13, 2011

Vegan Sausage Bacon Tofu Sandwich with Cheese


If you find yourself missing the non-vegan version of a sausage, egg, bacon and cheese biscuit, I think this will quell any cravings for it. It is all the better for being cruelty-free.

Now we aren't big proponents of eating a lot of highly processed vegan substitutes. That being said, on rare occasions we may make something like this. My son enjoyed it quite a bit, but preferred eating the components separately. 

My hubby joking said he is going to make the vegan version of a "double down." If you have no idea what that is, imagine a fast food creation which eliminates buns made of bread and replaces them with fried chicken patties. Even a vegan version sounds over the top to me. 

The biscuit sandwich was made pretty easy by frying 1/4 inch thick slabs of tofu on both sides in canola oil for about 5 minutes  on medium heat. The vegan sausage here is made by Lite Life and is called Gimmie Lean Sausage. The vegan bacon was made by the same company, and is called Smart Bacon. They were prepared following the instructions on the package.

The cheese is made by Bute Island and is the Sheese Smoked Cheddar variety. To make the biscuits, we use a Bisquick Heart Start mix, since we're often short on time with two young kids. If you decide to try it, just be sure to get the Heart Start kind of Bisquick, as the regular kind has trans fat in it.

3 comments:

  1. Yum, we make something similar but use english muffins to make the biscuit part even faster. Also bake the tofu with a simple but yummy apple cider vinegar and olive oil mixture which gives the tofu a nice firm texture and flavor. Similar to this http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=5087.0 recipe.

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  2. This looks so much better than a breakfast sandwich from Micky Ds! I love the idea of using tofu :)!

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  3. This looks fantastic! I'm definitely going to make this. Thanks!

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