I posted this photo to my IG recently and it generated enough interest and requests for the recipe, so here it is!
Like I mentioned in the post, I have been much more conscious of protein lately due to pregnancy. I am normally a very lax person when it comes to protein… I just don’t think we *need* as much as many people claim. However, I’m growing another human being now and that is reason enough for me to make sure I am getting everything I need for a healthy little bean.
So lunches have been a bit more creative to ensure that I am getting in what I need. Gardein chickenless strips have been helping me because I can only eat so much tofu and tempeh. And beans haven’t been going down as easy for me these days. It’s nice to switch things up, though. I loooved buffalo chicken salad wraps before I went vegan and I thought it would be yummy to veganize. It did not disappoint! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. xx bianca
Recipe
Serves 2
You will need:
- 6-7 Gardein chickenless strips
- 1 tbsp onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup Frank’s Red Hot Sauce
- 2 tbsp Earth Balance butter
- 1/3 cup raw cashews (soaked about 10 min in hot water)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 small clove garlic
- 2 shakes onion powder
- Pinch of salt
- Water to thin (I put enough to just about cover the cashews in the blender )
- Greens of your choice (I used spinach and lettuce)
- Wrap of your choice
To make:
- Soak cashews in hot water (about 10 min).
- Cook Gardein chickenless strips according to package (oven or microwave, whichever you have time for).
- In a small bowl, add hot sauce and butter – heat for about 30 seconds, or until butter is melted. Once done, add onions to bowl.
- Once chickenless strips are done, chop up into fine pieces, basically until it looks shredded. Add to bowl and stir everything until evenly coated. Set aside.
- In a blender, add cashews lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, garlic, onion powder, and salt. Add just enough water to cover the cashews. Run until smooth and creamy (no cashew chunks!)
- Add about 1 tbsp of this creamy cashew dressing to the buffalo chix mix and toss until combined.
- Prepare greens of your choice and one chopped up, toss with about 1/2 of the remaining cashew dressing.
- On a wrap, spread a layer of cashew dressing. Add greens.
- Finally, add your buffalo chix mix, roll up, and serve.
