Vegan Monte Cristo
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I'm going to show you how to make a vegan Monte Cristo, which is a classic french toast "ham & cheese" sandwich but made vegan!
Author: The Edgy Veg
Recipe type: Breakfast
Cuisine: Vegan
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
- ½ cup medium tofu
- 2 tbsp-1/4 cup unsweetened soy milk
- 2 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ½-1 tsp black salt/Kala namak
- 8 slices of bread
- 8 slices ofwhite vegan cheese like mozzarella-style, swizz-style or provolone-style
- 12 slices of vegan bacon, or vegan ham or vegan turkey
- ¼ cup mustard (the style is your choice)
- ¼ cup raspberry, blueberry, or currant jam or preserve
- 2 tbsp vegan butter or margarine
Optional Toppings:
- powdered sugar
- extra jam or preserve
Instructions
- To a high-speed blender, add tofu, soy milk, nutritional yeast, and Kala namak, and blend until smooth and creamy. Transfer to a shallow bowl or casserole dish.
- Spread mustard onto 4 slices of bread, and jam or preserve onto one side of 4 other slices of bread.
- Now layer onto the mustard-smeared bread: cheese, followed by the vegan meat of choice, and the remaining slice of bread, jam side down.
- Press the sandwich slightly to flatten it a bit.
- Heat 1-2 tbsp vegan butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
- One at a time, quickly dip the entire sandwich into tofu mixture, then immediately place in skillet. Press the sandwich with a spatula flipper, and cook for 3-4 minutes or until browned.
- Flip and cook the other side, pressing for 3-4 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bread is golden brown.
- Slice and serve, with powdered sugar (if desired), and extra jam on the side if desired if you're so inclined.
Recipe by The Edgy Veg at https://www.theedgyveg.com/2021/09/30/vegan-monte-cristo/