As you may know, I’ve tried many, many bacon substitute recipes in the past. Bacon is the single meat that I ever thought was delicious. Well, bacon and steak, but steak was a wavering thing while I always liked bacon. So, in our mostly meatless household, I do a lot of different sub-ins for bacony flavor. I really, really liked my Mushroom Bacon Bits and even my Black Forest Bacon Strips. And I can totally still make those using smoked salt instead of delicious bacon salt (which I discovered had non-whole ingredients once I became a little more vigilant in my label reading). But, they’re not quite the same. So, I decided to try something completely different and completely simple. The greatest part of this substitute is it’s a natural complete protein (quinoa) with a bit of bacony flavor added in. It’s awesome! AND, you can make it “crispy” by pan-frying the cooked quinoa. Awesome! I highly recommend giving this recipe a shot.

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Bacony Quinoa {vegan, whole food}

Bacony Quinoa {vegan, whole food}

Ingredients

Soaked quinoa
water
hickory smoked salt
salt and pepper and desired seasonings (I use smoked tomato blend) to taste

Instructions

Cook your soaked quinoa according to package directions, adding smoked salt and any additional seasonings desired along with the water.

For “crispier” bacon, pan fry the cooked quinoa in a bit of olive oil. Use quinoa “bacon” as you would bacon bits in a recipe or eat as-is.

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The Results

Wowza! I absolutely love this “bacon.” AND, the kids and Mr. Meaty love it!

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