Vegan "B"LT

This is a very easy recipe, and perfect for summer picnics. Everyone loves and good sandwich. And who doesn't love a blt? Even vegans can enjoy a version of this sandwich without the bacon, but all of the flavor. This blt uses baked tofu slices for the "B" part of the sandwich. The end result is very much like the flavor of bacon. It is salty, smoky, a touch of maple, and plenty of black pepper. Baking the tofu gives it a nice texture. Let's get our ingredients together to make the "bacon".

• firm tofu (I use sprouted, organic, extra firm)
• soy sauce
• nutritional yeast
• maple syrup
• fresh black pepper
• olive oil
• liquid smoke

I really don't follow measurements in this. This is incredibly easy to adjust for your taste. In a bowl, combine a few tablespoons of soy sauce, olive oil, liquid smoke and maple syrup. Add 1 tablespoon of nutritional yeast and A LOT of fresh ground black pepper. The black pepper is really the secret ingredient in this. Taste your mixture. Do you want it more smoky? More sweet? Adjust to suit your taste buds. Very thinly slice your tofu. and set in mixture and marinate for a couple of hours to over night. 

 Next, preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Heavily spray a baking sheet with oil and place tofu slices on sheet. Greasing the sheet is important. This marinade will get sticky on the baking sheet, and not fun to scrub.Pour remaining marinade over tofu slices.  Place in oven and cook for about 15-20 minutes. 

After about 15-20 minutes, before the tofu has completely  turned golden brown, remove from oven and drizzle a bit more liquid smoke over the slices, then a drizzle of maple syrup, then more fresh black pepper. Place back in oven until really browned. About 10 more minutes. Remove from oven, and build yourself and amazing sandwich with fresh tomato slices, lettuce and mayo! Bam! Vegan BLT. Enjoy!