This recipe is also going in my cookbook. It was originally a Seitan "Chicken" Salad, but I wasn't feeling the seitan in the same way that I was feeling tofu in cold salad sandwich spread. So I subbed out firm tofu, keeping the rest of the ingredients the same as they were when I developed the recipe with seitan ... oh, I did add one secret optional ingredient.I served the salad on a Flatout Flatbread in Light Original. These are totally new to me, but I'm so in love with them. They're like really soft, whole wheat tortillas! And each wrap is only 90 calories.
I enjoyed the wrap with a snack-sized bag of Zapp's Hotter 'n' Hot Jalapeno chips (the official chip of New Orleans) that I picked up in New Orleans in October. Yep, I totally stocked up on all flavors of Zapp's in NOLA, even though I can buy them in Memphis too. I feel like they taste more authentic having come directly from New Orleans.
UPDATE: One of my commenters, Shannon, pointed out that Flatout wraps contain L-cysteine, which is derived from animal proteins. Suck! I didn't even know about that ingredient not being vegan. But I double-checked on my Food Additives iPhone app, and it says L-cysteine is a flour treatment agent derived from animal proteins (including hair). I'll probably finish the ones I purchased because I don't like to waste food, but I will certainly not be buying them again. Damn.
Ohhh, that sounds really good right now.
ReplyDeleteThat looks delicious! I made myself a chicken salad wrap on Flatout Bread today as well. It was my first time trying out the bread. Quite tasty and like you said, very soft.
ReplyDeleteOooh I love a good tofu salad sandwich, but I've never tried one in a wrap. That sounds like a great idea. I know I say this every time, but I am SO looking forward to your cookbook!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to check out my new blog: http://thevoraciousvegan.com/
I LOVED the Flatout Bread when i first tried it. Unfortunately, after writing to the company, i discovered that they are NOT vegan. They contain L-cysteine that is sourced from animal products.
ReplyDeleteLove love FlatOut!
ReplyDeleteMmmm. There's never a bad time of year for tofu egg salad. And jalapeno chips sounds awesome!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that "egg" salad looks so delicious. I can't wait to get your cookbook :)
ReplyDeleteSending your package out to you tomorrow. Sorry it took me so long but I think you will really enjoy it!
I love those Flatout breads! And I hope you picked up a bunch of the Creole Tomato Zapp's! Those are my favorite, even though I can't really eat them all the time.....but seeing as how I live here, I'm surrounded! They even have a sweet potato chip now, but I haven't tried it.
ReplyDeleteI love that you have a 90 calorie flatbread next to potato chips. it's all about balance. Right?
ReplyDeleteI'll bet your secret ingredient is that salt you said tastes just like eggs. what was it again?
Oooh I love Zapp's!
ReplyDeleteFor every season there is an egg salad, and your wrap looks great!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info on L-cysteine. I didn't that it was animal derived either.
ReplyDeleteTofu "egg" salad sounds good. I was never much of a fan of real egg salad, but I'm sure I'd like the tofu version.
Hair????? Ewwww.
ReplyDeleteGlad I got sick of Flatouts a few years ago. If you eat enough of them, they start to taste really processed. Thanks for the heads up on the ingrediants.
ReplyDeleteLooks great used in a wrap. My husband love tofu "egg" salad.
ReplyDeleteOh man, I love tofu egg salad so much. I can't wait to try this.
ReplyDeleteOh, what a shame about Flatout. That is such a cool product.
ReplyDeletei would be enjoying that eggless salad no matter how cold it was too, Bianca - it looks so darn delicious! thanks for the update on the l-cysteine. i had no idea & appreciate the heads up.
ReplyDeletestay warm & happy almost-friday! squeeeeeeeee!
That looks dee-lish - I love tofu egg salad. I'll be anxious to try yours once your cookbook is published! :) I recently made a seitan chicken salad with raisins and cashews, copied from the Food Network, which was really good.
ReplyDeletethanks for posting the update about the flatout wraps... i've been tempted to buy them before, but hadn't checked all the ingredients... now i know!
ReplyDeleteI used to buy flat out wraps all the time until I found that out. If you can find Joseph's Oat Lavash Wraps anywhere near you, then I would check those out! They've got soy protein isolate in them which can be a negative, but if you aren't opposed to that, they're pretty yummy!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm not sure WHERE the L-cysteine comes from of course, but what it's actually nothing more than an essential amino acid - you know, the building blocks that all proteins are made of. All proteins - from animal and plant sources - contain different amino acids in varying amounts.
ReplyDeleteSo it's theoretically possible that the L-cysteine could have come from a plant protein source...but if your iPhone app says it's usually an animal protein derivative, I'd probably trust that just to be safe.
Cysteine is not necessarily from animal protein, according to Wikipedia:
ReplyDeleteCysteine is found in most high-protein foods, including:
* Animal sources: pork, sausage meat, chicken, turkey, duck, luncheon meat, eggs, milk, whey protein, ricotta, cottage cheese, yogurt
* Vegan sources: red peppers, garlic, onions, broccoli, brussels sprouts, oats, granola, wheat germ
Their FAQs on their site don't say, but they do say that all flatouts are processed on equipment that process whey.
This looks delish! :)
ReplyDeleteUm I know this is really really late but to counter some of the commenters above L-cys would typically come from animal sources because L enantiomers of amino acids are derived from animals and D from plant/microorganisms (if I remember my Biochem properly)... although most of L-cys is now industrially produced from particular cultured bacterial strains. Even Dominos and Subway use this source now-yet others like Flatout don't and omit any mention of being unsuitable for vegetarians/vegans and not kosher either relying on 'don't ask don't tell' to keep sales up. So frustrating- I think Flatout et al need some 'outing' and nagging!!!!
ReplyDeleteVery late, but to let anyone checking know, they are not vegan, they use duck hair.
ReplyDeleteJust to let you know they stopped using l-cysteine in June and the new one coming out in September/October will not have this in them. Might want to check back then, they are pretty tasty. (from Flatout's Facebook page) "as of June 1st L-Cysteine has been removed from Flatout Light Original, Flatout Light Italian Wraps and Flatout Honey Wheat, as well as from Foldit Traditional White and Foldit Five Grain. The new packaging with out L-Cysteine in the ingredients is going to be on store shelves in September or October. We are in the process of taking it out of our other flavors and are sourcing alternative ingredients. Thank you for your feedback!"
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