TLT salad - tempeh, lettuce, tomato, BBQ hummus dressing
Sometimes I have these really stupid ideas.
I don’t mean the kind I write in my idea book… which exists.
Yep.
I use that mostly for drawing pictures of Weaz and writing down song lyrics I like.
Mumford & Sons, "Winter Winds"
I mean the kind of stupid ideas that I don’t even realize are stupid until I’m up to my eyeballs in some kind of disaster that never needed to happen. The other night, for example, my brother and sister were tailgating the ACC championship here in Charlotte. I only live two miles from Uptown so I decided it’d be an excellent idea to avoid gameday traffic and parking and just ride my bike. Looking like this, mind you:
Alright, Katie.
I left around dusk, which was my first mistake (of many), with a candy cane tea in my hand, which was my second (of many more).
The ride really isn’t bad, but about halfway there I realized that the ride back in the dark would be a problem. A big one. I convinced myself I’d just put the bike in my brother’s car and ride back with him. But that would mean having to stay the whole time. If you know me, you know I don’t like the feeling of being trapped somewhere without an exit strategy. This was no good. No good at all.
I got myself to the heart of the gameday hullabaloo and promptly turned around to go back home, texting my brother to fill him in on the situation. To which he responded simply, “Idiot.”
I made it home just in time for the sun to set in the dusty wake kicked up by the fastest orange beach cruiser you’ve ever seen. I lived to tell the tale and will not do it again.
So to counter that stupid idea, here’s a great one:
GOOD IDEA.
| Deconstructed Vegan BLT |
- nonstick spray
- salt and pepper
- 1 slice whole grain bread
- 2 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 1/4 cup diced tomato
- 1/3 package tempeh, cubed
- 1 tablespoon hummus
- 2 teaspoons BBQ sauce
- 1 tablespoon vegetable broth
- Spray each side of the bread with cooking spray and season with salt and pepper. Toast in the toaster.
- Spray a skillet with nonstick spray and warm over medium-high heat. Add the cubed tempeh and let cook until golden brown on each side. Season with salt and pepper.
- Combine hummus, BBQ sauce and vegetable broth until smooth. You can use more or less broth to reach your desired consistency.
- Top lettuce with bread cubes, tempeh, tomato and hummus BBQ sauce.
- Flip bacon the bird.
I love you.
You know the best part about this brilliant idea of mine? It turns out it wasn’t even my idea. Of course not. Nope. After I thought about it for a bit, I remembered quite vividly seeing a BLT salad on Jessica’s blog (only my favorite blog on the Internet). So consider this a vegan adaptation of someone else’s brilliant idea. I can live with that.
Mumford & Sons = Love. That is all.
preach.
I love your blog. This might be my first comment? Not sure.
Anyways.
You have to put lights on your bike. You need them any time you are not riding in the middle of the afternoon. Dusk/morning? Yes, there’s light out. But the sun is in people’s eyes, contrast is at a minimum, and I promise no one with tinted windows can see you at all. Lights. Lights, lights, lights. I swear if you send me your address I will buy some and mail them to you.