Name: BLT Avocado Nori Wraps
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 4 h
Yield: 4 Wraps
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups shiitake mushrooms ((sliced, stems removed)); 2.5 Tbsp coconut aminos ((raw)); 1 Tbsp sesame oil; 1/4 tsp sea salt; 3/4 tsp smoked paprika ((technically not raw, can be skipped)); 3 drops liquid stevia ((sub maple syrup, or your favorite sweetener)); 1 cup hemp seeds; 3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar ((or sub fresh lemon juice)); 10 cashews; 2 Tbsp olive oil ((extra virgin)); 1/2 cup filtered water ((more or less depending on preference for thickness)); 3/4 tsp onion powder ((or more, to taste)); sea salt ((to taste)); 8 nori wraps ((raw, or 4 large collard leaves)); 2 heirlom tomatoes ((sliced into long strips, not too thick)); green leaf lettuce; vegan bacon ((see above)); hemp mayo ((see above))

Serves

Level

Moderate

Ingredients

Ingreds.

Total

4hrs

Serves

Level

Moderate

Ingredients

Ingreds.

Total

4hrs

There's nothing quite like a nice chewy shiitake! No, it's not meat: it's better than meat! It's a mushroom! Big juicy shiitakes perform the role of "bacon" in these delicious BLT avocado wraps.

The nori is a brilliant and unexpected combo with the BLT flavor. The combination of nori with the kind fo tex-mex flavor of the BLT makes for a delicious kind of fusion. You can also substitute collard greens for nori, if you prefer a more leafy wrap!

There's nothing quite like a nice chewy shiitake! No, it's not meat: it's better than meat! It's a mushroom! Big juicy shiitakes perform the role of "bacon" in these delicious BLT avocado wraps.

Ingredients

Raw Vegan Bacon

3 cups shiitake mushrooms (sliced, stems removed)
2.5 Tbsp coconut aminos (raw)
1 Tbsp sesame oil
1/4 tsp sea salt
3/4 tsp smoked paprika (technically not raw, can be skipped)
3 drops liquid stevia (sub maple syrup, or your favorite sweetener)

Hemp Mayo

1 cup hemp seeds
3 Tbsp apple cider vinegar (or sub fresh lemon juice)
10 cashews
2 Tbsp olive oil (extra virgin)
1/2 cup filtered water (more or less depending on preference for thickness)
3/4 tsp onion powder (or more, to taste)
sea salt (to taste)

Raw Vegan BLT Wraps

8 nori wraps (raw, or 4 large collard leaves)
2 heirlom tomatoes (sliced into long strips, not too thick)
green leaf lettuce
vegan bacon (see above)
hemp mayo (see above)

Servings: Wraps

Units:

Directions

Prep

45 min

Total

4 hours

Raw Vegan Bacon

Whisk together coconut aminos, sesame oil, sea salt, smoked paprika, and stevia. Taste to adjust seasonings.
Dump all your sliced shitakes or portobellos into a large ziplock along with the marinade. Massage carefully so as not to break the mushrooms. Marinade for 20 minutes flipping once.
Place mushrooms on a teflex sheet in your dehydrator on 145F for 1 hour, turning down to 115F for 2 more hours or longer til reach desired texture - the portobellos will take longer as they're thicker. I personally like the 'bacon' a little meatier and moister as it has that thick center cut texture that way.

Hemp Mayo

Place all the ingredients in the Vitamix and blend til thick and creamy. If you want more of a cream cheese texture, which will be less drippy in the wraps, start with less water. Conversely, use more water for a mayo texture. As always taste to adjust seasonings to your preference.

BLT Wraps

Slather rough side of each Nori sheet with a Tbsp of Hemp Mayo. If using mashed avocado rather than strips, spread the avo on first, then top with the mayo. (Alternatively use 4 collard leaves de-stemmed and halved for rolling OR for burrito fashion: remove only thickest bottom part of stem, leaving collard leaf whole to be wrapped burrito style & cut diagonally into halves after stuffing/rolling.)
Place one green leaf lettuce leaf on each wrap.
Arrange a few tomato strips, avocado strips (unless using mashed avo) & shiitake (or portobello) bacon on each wrap.
Roll up tightly into a cone shape (Temaki-style), securing with a bit of water along one edge of nori. Or, role evenly into a cylinder and feel free to slice into sushi-sized bites. (If using halved collard leaves, roll & secure with a pretty party toothpick. If using whole collard leaves, roll like a burrito, folding top and bottom edges in first then rolling up left to right and cutting in half on a diagonal which will keep everything secured- use party pics if necessary.)
Serve any remaining Hemp Mayo on the side for dipping.
Enjoy!