What to do with your Eggplant...make fakin maple bacon

We have been receiving eggplant in our CSA share and I thought I'd share one of my favorite Fakin Bacon Reicpes.  I do not make this often because of the high fat content.....but once in a great while I will make this to fix a bacon craving.
Eggplant Bacon Recipe 

I find that the proportions of all the recipes I have tried is just too greasy...so here is what I made yesterday and it is perfect
2 med. eggplant~peel and slice on a mandolin in long strips like bacon
soak in a mixture of:( I blend mine in the Vita-Mix)
1/4c. olive oil
1/4 c. apple cider vinegar
1 T. raw honey
1 T. agave

or for maple flavored bacon eliminate the agave & honey and use 2T of maple syrup
lots of cracked pepper

dehydrate overnight at 105 degrees

pictured above is a blended salad and fakin bacon, lettuce, tomato & vegan mayo

New Puppy! Mexican Feast and more Fakin Bacon

This is Midnight. and she is 7 weeks old...this past weekend when my kids visited their dad, he had a surprise for them...a new puppy. They now have two pug's at dad's house.

 She is beautiful, but she didn't like the flash on my camera.

My handsome son was leaving to go to a friends wedding, so I had to take a photo.

Mexican Feast...from top...no bean refried beans, red onion, green leaf lettuce, tomatoes, Macho Nacho Sauce

Not Refried Beans

I found this recipe on the internet a while back and copied and printed...I do not have the source...sorry

1 1/2 c. sunflower seeds, soaked for 2 hrs or more

3/4 c. sun dried tomatoes, soakd at least 1 hr

2 T. lime juice

1 T. olive oil

2 t dark miso

1 t. cumin

1 t. chili powder (I used Frontier Taco Seasoning)

1 t. ground coriander

1 t. salt

1/4 t. chipotle powder ( I used Mrs. Dash Chipotle)

2 garlic cloves

1 green onion chopped

handful of fresh cilatro (1/4c.) chopped (I used 5 t. dried)

Tomato soak water

Process all ingreds except cilantro in food processor until smooth. add a little soak water if needed. Fold in cilantro by hand....I added mine as I processed it..opps!

Macho Nacho Sauce

from "How We All Went RAW"

 by Chas. Nungesser and Stephen Malachi

In Blender add:

1/2c. distilled water

1 red bell pepper washed and seeded

1/2 c. pine nuts (I use macadamia nuts)

1/2 c. sunflower seeds

1 T. miso( opt. if used omit sea salt)

1 clove garlic

1 Fresno pepper (red Jalapeno)

1 1/2 T. sea salt

Blend on high until creamy. Serve on top of tacos or as a dip for "chips"

Raw Taco

~aother variation of a raw taco

Celery Stick with no bean refried beans, Macho Sauce, tomatoes and red onion

Blood Orange Frost~

by my daughter

In Vita Mix add:

2 blood oranges

4-5 ice cubes

blend and enjoy!

Avocado Spinach Soup

1 avocado

3-4 c. spinach

1/4 of a cucumber

1 roma tomato

lemon juice

jalapeno

salt to taste

blend until smooth

soaked dulse...cut up on top

BLT

Fakin Maple Bacon

romaine lettuce boats

tomato

Vegenaise

Fakin Maple Bacon and Mexican Casserole

I've been craving some fakin bacon for some time now, so this is what I came up with today.  I usually like to use two eggplants and store the extra in the fridge for another day or to crumble on a salad.

This turned out very good!

FAKIN MAPLE BACON

2 eggplants sliced on mandolin

Blend the following ingreds in blender and pour over eggplant to marinate for an hour or two

3/4 c. extra virgin olive oil

1/4 c. apple cider vinegar

2 T. raw agave

2T. pure maple syrup

Black pepper to taste

spread  eggplant on teflex sheets dehydrate @ 105 degrees until crispy

I like to throw together different cooked vegan casseroles for my family when I get tired of hanging in the kitchen....Here is what I directed my daughter to place together while I made the bacon

EASY MEXICAN CASSEROLE

 FOR THE KIDS

1 can of Amy's spicy chili

1 can of organic chili beans

some leftover lentil/rice casserole or soaked bulgar

taco seasoning

nutritional yeast

Daiya Mozzarella cheese

Ezekiel sprouted tortilla's

layer

tortilla on bottom

1/2 can of chili & 1/2 can of chili beans

lightly sprinkle taco seasoning

nutritional yeast

rice or bulgar

Daiya cheese

tortilla

other 1/2 can of chili and 1/2 can of chili beans

taco seasoning

nutritional yeast

rice or bulgar

Daiya Cheese

bake at 350 for 30-40 mins

Spicy Doritos Cheese Dip

NACHO CHEESE~

I used taco seasoning instead of chili powder

thank's goes to Averie for the recipe

1/2 c. hemp seeds

1/3 c. sunflower seeds

1/2 red bell pepper

1/4 c. nutritional yeast

1/2 t. taco seasoning

pinch of cayenne pepper

3 T. lemon or lime juice

1/2 t. himalyan salt

water to thin to desired consistency

Blend all ingredients in a Vita-mix until smooth and creamy

We had the dip with some Salted Flax Cracker's from Ani Phyo's new book.  I changed her recipe up a bit and added Chipotle Mrs. Dash and nutritional yeast for a nacho cheese flavor.