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Servings: 1 - 2
Ingredients
Toast Stuff
- 1/4 cup Farmer Cheese
- 2 lettuce leaves
- 1/2 tomato
- 1/2 avocado
- 2 slices of toasted bread of choice
Carrot Bacon
- 2 tbsp soy sauce or tamari
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tbsp maple syrup
- ¼ tsp paprika
- ½ tbsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp liquid smoke (optional)
- 2 large carrots, thinly peeled
Directions
- Use a vegetable peeler, and peel the carrot from end to end, to create bacon-like strips.
- Add the strips to the bowl with the marinade, and allow to marinate for at least 20mins.
- To cook in an air fryer: In batches cook at 350F for 10 mins.
- To cook in an oven: Preheat oven to 400F. Bake carrots on a lined baking sheet for 10-15 minutes flipping halfway through. Check on them every few minutes in case they start to burn.
- Take toasted bread and layer with farmer cheese, lettuce, tomato, avocado, and carrot bacon!
