This Coconut BLT from Baconish by Leinana Two Moons will make any vegan-bacon skeptic a true believer. Because Coconut Bacon will become less crisp the longer you store it, we recommend making it just ahead of preparing your sandwiches.
The Famous Coconut BLT
Makes 4 sandwiches
Ingredients
- 8 slices sandwich bread
- Vegan mayonnaise
- 2 cups Coconut Bacon (recipe follows)
- 1 large ripe tomato, sliced
- Lettuce leaves, washed and patted dry
Preparation
Spread each slice of bread with a generous amount of mayonnaise. Top the mayonnaise with about 1/2 cup of the Coconut Bacon per sandwich, followed by slices of tomato and lettuce leaves. Top each sandwich with the remaining bread slices. Cut each sandwich with a serrated bread knife and serve immediately.
Coconut Bacon
Makes 2 1/2 cups
Preparation
- 3 tablespoons tamari
- 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 3 cups unsweetened large-flake coconut
Preparation
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Whisk the tamari, liquid smoke, water, and maple syrup together in a large bowl. Stir in the coconut and mix well to ensure that the flakes are evenly coated.
Spread the coconut in an even layer on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake 10 minutes, then stir. Bake another 8 minutes, keeping a very close eye on the coconut in the last few minutes. The coconut will go from almost done to completely burned very quickly. Remove from the oven when the coconut flakes on the outer edges of the pan are becoming a deep, dark brown, but not black.
Place the baking sheet on a cooling rack. The coconut will continue to crisp as it cools. Coconut bacon will keep 1 to 2 weeks in an airtight plastic container, but will become less crisp the longer you store it.
From Baconish © 2016 by Leinana Two Moons. Used with permission from Vegan Heritage Press.
