Description
Your new favorite Thanksgiving side dish: vegan green beans with tofu bacon, mushrooms and caramelized onions! A much needed upgrade on traditional green bean casserole with way more flavor and texture. Can be easily made gluten free and nut free, too.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large yellow onion
- 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce (or tamari)
- 2 cups thinly sliced mushrooms
- 4 cups green beans, blanched
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, plus more for garnish
- 1/4 tsp fine grain kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- For garnish: 2 tbsp slivered almonds
Tofu Bacon:
- 8 oz tofu, pressed and finely diced
- 2 tbsp low sodium soy sauce or tamari
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp neutral high heat oil
- 1/2 tsp liquid smoke
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Remove tofu from packaging and drain well. Slice into thirds (lengthwise), then wrap slabs in a clean tea towel or paper towel and set something heavy on top, like a cast iron pan. Let press for 30 minutes to remove as much moisture as possible.
- Once tofu is pressed, dice finely into 1/4" cubes. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together all other ingredients for tofu bacon. Toss tofu in marinade and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a large skillet to medium and add sliced onions along with 1/2 tbsp of olive oil and 1/2 tbsp of soy sauce/tamari. Sauté for about 25 minutes, stirring often, until onions soft and caramelized.
- Heat a separate pan oven medium and add tofu bacon bits + all of the marinade. Add mushrooms and sauté until tofu bacon bits are crispy and mushrooms have cooked down and soaked up the marinade. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Bring 8-10 cups of salted water to a boil. (We generally add 1 tsp of salt for every 4 cups of water.) Fill a bowl with ice water and set aside. Add green beans to simmering water and blanch for 3 minutes. After 3 minutes, immediately transfer to the ice water and let sit for 2 minutes, then drain.
- Heat a large sauté pan and add remaining oil, green beans, 1 tbsp soy sauce/tamari, salt, pepper and parsley. Sauté, tossing frequently, until the green beans are slightly browned (about 10 minutes).
- Assemble the dish by tossing together green beans and caramelized onions. Top with tofu bacon and mushroom mixture and slivered almonds. Enjoy warm.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Side
- Calories: 155
- Sugar: 6.5 g
- Sodium: 359.3 mg
- Fat: 9.4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 13.1 g
- Fiber: 3.4 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg