Vegan smoky bacon strips are the perfect side dish to your breakfast or brunch.  They also make a wonderful BLT (bacon, lettuce, tomato) sandwich or bacon butty! Or chop them up and use them in a salad, on pasta, in a vegan quiche, etc.

We make our vegan bacon with a base of wheat gluten and chickpeas, with many flavoursome additions such as soy sauce, nutritional yeast, liquid smoke, smoked paprika, and much more!  The bacon is pre-cooked, so it can be eaten cold if desired.  But it is recommended to pan fry for extra flavor, crispiness, and chewiness.

Directions: Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan over medium high heat. Add several strips of bacon and cook for about 2-4 minutes, flipping several times, until as crispy as desired (as it cools it gets more crispy, so keep that in mind). Remove from pan onto a plate with paper towel. You can also bake these in the oven or air fryer.  Lay out on the pan and spray or brush with oil.  Bake at 180C for 5-10 minutes (they get crispier after they cool down).

Ingredients: wheat gluten, filtered water, chickpeas, soy sauce, sunflower oil, chickpea flour, liquid smoke, nutritional yeast, smoked paprika, tomato paste, tapioca starch, onion powder, garlic powder, organic miso, himalayan pink salt, brown sugar, black pepper, mushroom seasoning, dry shiitake mushrooms, white pepper