Vegan “Shrimp” Cocktail Salad

So I came across these wonderful new vegan products, a vegan shrimp-like meat and calamari-like meat.  Both unbreaded and breaded.  Of course, I had to take them home to try.  They are made by a company called Sophie’s Kitchen.  Their website is really cute and informative.  I found the products at Whole Foods.  Only 2 Weight Watcher Plus Points per serving on these.

To make the salad:

1. Spray a nonstick pan with a little olive oil spray, saute thawed package of “shrimp” and add a drop of  Huy Fong Sriracha Hot Chile Sauce.
2. Put half of the shrimp atop a salad and drizzle 2 Tbsp of Vegan Ranch Dressing.

2 servings.  Weight Watchers Plus Points value:  4

The breaded version is good too.  I think they might be a point more.

Here’s what the packaging looks like.

Sriracha Sauce

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Vegan Texas-Fried “Steak” Bites with Home-Style Gravy

I am really excited to share this recipe because I came up with this one totally on my own.  I thought I would search the net to see if  someone else had come up with this recipe after I thought it up, and I did find out that a vegan chef on the Ellen show had already done a similar recipe.  However, the recipe called for 2 cups of cashews, which is a whopping 45 points added to the recipe.  I decided to pursue my version which is very Weight Watcher friendly.  You may find you would like to tweak the recipe to your liking, but this will give you a good start.

TEXAS-FRIED “STEAK” BITES WITH HOME-STYLE GRAVY

• 1 thawed package of Gardein Home Style Beefless Tips
• 1 tbsp cornmeal
• 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour, divided 1/4 and 1/4
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• cooking spray
• 2 tsp canola oil
• 1 cup Almond Breeze Original Unsweetened
• salt and pepper, seasonings to taste

1. Mix dry ingredients in a bowl; dredge beefless tips in mixture.  Evenly coat  nonstick frying pan with cooking spray;  pan-fry beefless tips, turning to cook each side.  When done, place beefless tips on paper towel; do not clean out pan.
2. Add 2 tsps of canola oil to pan, stir in 1/4 cup of flour; slowly add almond milk till you have a thick gravy (you may need to use more or less); season with salt and pepper to taste; you may want to add paprika or Bragg’s Liquid Aminos, soy sauce, whatever you like.  Serve right away; sauce thickens quickly upon standing.

This is great over mashed potatoes or would work really good in a baked potato.

I hope the recipe works out for you.  If you have any ideas about it let me know.  This was my one and only attempt at it.

4 servings.  Weight Watcher Plus Points value:  4

Vegan

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