Name: Cold Noodle Salad with Seitan “Sausage” Crumbles
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 7 ml sugar; 20 ml lower sodium soy sauce; 20 ml rice vinegar; 20 ml lime juice (about 1 lime); 45 ml water; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 ml chili flakes (optional); 10 ml garlic powder; 15 ml water; 30 ml vegetable oil; 30 ml rice vinegar; 30 ml hoisin sauce; 30 ml lower sodium soy sauce; 15 ml lime juice (about ½ lime); 10 ml dried parsley; 250 ml vital wheat gluten (also known as “gluten flour”); 1 carrot, grated; ½ large cucumber, sliced; 8 leaves lettuce; 8 sprigs cilantro; ½ bell pepper, thinly sliced; 60 ml unsalted peanuts

CategoryLunchYields4 Servings

Prep Time20 minsCook Time15 mins

A light and fresh meal using seitan as a meat alternative. Check out page 15 to learn more about this wheat-based protein.

7 ml sugar

20 ml lower sodium soy sauce

20 ml rice vinegar

20 ml lime juice (about 1 lime)

45 ml water

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 ml chili flakes (optional)

Seitan crumbles:

10 ml garlic powder

15 ml water

30 ml vegetable oil

30 ml rice vinegar

30 ml hoisin sauce

30 ml lower sodium soy sauce

15 ml lime juice (about ½ lime)

10 ml dried parsley

250 ml vital wheat gluten (also known as “gluten flour”)

To serve:

1 carrot, grated

½ large cucumber, sliced

8 leaves lettuce

8 sprigs cilantro

½ bell pepper, thinly sliced

60 ml unsalted peanuts

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Prepare the dressing: In large bowl, whisk together the sugar, soy sauce, rice vinegar, lime juice, water, garlic, and chili flakes. Set aside.

Prepare the vermicelli per package instructions. Taste to ensure noodles are tender enough for your liking. Drain excess water and while warm, toss vermicelli in the dressing and allow to marinate at room temperature.

Prepare the seitan: In a separate bowl, mix the garlic powder, water, oil, rice vinegar, hoisin sauce, soy sauce, lime juice, and parsley with a fork. Add the vital wheat gluten and quickly stir to form a shaggy dough.

In a pan, crumble in the seitan, and cook while stirring for 5 minutes over low-medium heat.

To serve, place marinated vermicelli in bowl. Top with seitan crumbles, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, cilantro, bell pepper, and peanuts.

Kids in the Kitchen

Kids can build their own noodle bowl. Serving meals family-style not only helps little ones try new foods but also helps develop motor skills while they use different serving utensils.

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