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Vegan BLT Salad with Avocado & Tempeh Bacon

Vegan BLT salad with romaine, tempeh bacon, tomatoes, avocado, and creamy vegan ranch dressing. A satisfying, veggie-packed, plant-based meal with just 7 ingredients!
Author Minimalist Baker
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Overhead shot of a bowl of our vegan blt salad recipe
5 from 1 vote
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 (Servings)
Course Entrée, Salad
Cuisine Gluten-Free (optional), Vegan
Freezer Friendly No
Does it keep? 2-3 Days (stored separately)

Ingredients

  • 1 batch tempeh bacon (or store-bought such as Lightlife)
  • 2/3-3/4 cup vegan ranch dressing (or store-bought)
  • 1 head romaine lettuce, washed, dried, and chopped (1 head yields ~6-8 cups or 360 g)
  • 1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered (1 pint tomatoes yields ~2 cups)
  • 1 medium English cucumber, chopped (1 cucumber yields ~2 cups or 280 g)
  • 1 large avocado, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced (1/2 medium onion yields ~1 cup or 100 g)

FOR SERVING optional

  • Croutons (or store-bought // gluten-free as needed)
US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • TEMPEH BACON: For homemade tempeh bacon, prepare according to this recipe. If using store-bought, cook according to package instructions. Once cooked and slightly cooled, crumble the strips into ~1/4 inch pieces.
  • RANCH: Meanwhile, if making homemade vegan ranch, prepare it at this time.
  • CROUTONS (optional): If adding homemade croutons, prepare them at this time.
  • To a large mixing bowl, add chopped romaine lettuce, quartered cherry tomatoes, chopped cucumber, diced avocado, and thinly sliced red onion. Pour the vegan ranch dressing (starting with the lesser amount) on top of the salad and toss to combine. Add more dressing if desired.
  • Divide the salad between serving bowls and top with tempeh bacon crumbles and croutons (optional). Enjoy!
  • Salad without avocado or dressing will keep for up to 2-3 days. Dressing and tempeh bacon will keep stored separately for up to 4-5 days. Not freezer friendly.

Notes

*Prep time and cook time assume using store-bought tempeh bacon and ranch and do not include making optional croutons.
*Nutrition information is a rough estimate calculated with the lesser amount of dressing and without optional ingredients.

Nutrition (1 of 4 servings)

Serving: 1 serving Calories: 342 Carbohydrates: 34.1 g Protein: 17.7 g Fat: 17.5 g Saturated Fat: 2.8 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.6 g Monounsaturated Fat: 9.3 g Trans Fat: 0 g Cholesterol: 0 mg Sodium: 915 mg Potassium: 1053 mg Fiber: 11.6 g Sugar: 14.1 g Vitamin A: 1748 IU Vitamin C: 23 mg Calcium: 147 mg Iron: 4 mg