Want a meaty sandwich without the meat? This epic sandwich is going to blow your mind! Seitan (vital wheat gluten) gives it a meat-like texture that satisfies and boasts a whopping 46 grams of protein!
If you've never tried seitan before, get ready to have your mind blown! It's a popular meat replacement among vegans and vegetarians because it can take on the texture of different types of meat depending on how it's prepared.
What is seitan?
It's made from vital wheat gluten—essentially a flour made of gluten, the main protein in wheat. Vital wheat gluten is made by washing wheat flour dough with water to remove the starch granules, leaving behind the insoluble gluten. No need to wash your own flour though, you can buy vital wheat gluten already prepared and ready to use.
How to make seitan
The process is ridiculously simple. It's similar to making bread, only easier.
You start with your vital wheat gluten flour, add your seasonings to give it flavor, and liquids to form a dough.
You don't need to knead it for very long, just until everything comes together and it becomes stretchy.
Flatten it out on a lined baking tray until it's about a half inch thick. Bake for 35 minutes until it has a sturdy texture. Slice into strips, then assemble your sandwich!
Copious amounts of BBQ sauce make this sandwich extra saucy and delicious. Toast your bread if desired, then smear your desired amount on one slice of bread and smear mustard on the other. Then add the seitan strips, avocado, onion and tomatoes slices, top it with lettuce and an extra drizzle of BBQ sauce if that's your style. Enjoy!
Other ways to use seitan
I love a seitan vegan sandwich when you want something filling and delicious. It's the ultimate grub food! However, the beauty of seitan is it is so versatile.
Here are some extra ways to use these seitan strips:
- Seitan wings dipped directly into your favorite sauce whether that's regular BBQ sauce, Korean BBQ sauce, honey mustard, ranch, or anything else!
- Chopped and added to salads and pastas
- Chopped and added to vegan scrambles
- Sliced and added to wraps
- Shaped into round patties and served on a vegan hamburger bun
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📖 Recipe
Epic BBQ Seitan Sandwich
Ingredients
For the seitan:
- 2 cups vital wheat gluten
- ¼ cup nutritional yeast
- 3 tablespoon garlic powder
- 3 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup low-sodium soy sauce, *
- ¼ cup tahini
For the sandwich:
- 12 slices whole grain bread
- 2 cups lettuce
- 2 tomatoes, sliced
- 2 avocado, sliced
- ½ cup red onion, sliced
- ½ cup BBQ sauce
- ¼ cup yellow mustard
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). In a large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients. In a smaller bowl, combine the wet ingredients. Then add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix well. Knead the dough until it becomes elastic. Basically until everything is well incorporated and the dough becomes stretchy.
- Place the dough on a pre-greased baking tray (or line with parchment paper) and flatten out to ½ inch thick.
- Bake the seitan for about 35-40 minutes until it has a sturdy texture.
- Allow to cool a bit to avoid burning yourself, then slice the seitan into strips. Cut 9 lines across the width and one down the middle lengthwise to make 18 total strips (if not adjusting servings).
- Assemble your sandwich to your liking with the rest of the ingredients and add the seitan.
- This recipe as is makes 6 sandwiches.
Tyler
Just made the seitan without the sandwich and dipped it into bbq sauce. I bet it's great as a sandwich too but I was really just craving some bbq wings and this was perfect!
Michelle
So delicious and leaves me feeling so full from all that protein
Biana
This sandwich looks amazing, and I love that it is healthy, too.
Jenn
This sandwich truly is epic! So many big flavors - I can't wait to bite into it!
Katherine
Oh thank you! I've wondered how to make seitan. This sounds easy and flavorful. Definitely an epic sandwich.
Courtney
What a great sandwich! Seitan is so much easier to make than I thought - I will definitely be making this again!