Romaine lettuce leaves
Tomato slices
A few strips of "dulse" seawood per "sandwich"
Raw mayonnaise (or raw ranch dressing)
Directions
1. Make a batch of raw mayonnaise in your blender.
2. Lay out a piece of romaine lettuce.
3. Spread some raw mayonnaise or ranch on the lettuce.
4. Add some sliced tomotoes.
5. Top with dulse seawood (your "bacon")!
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
I bet you never even thought about having a BLT sandwich ("bacon, lettuce and tomato") while still living the raw food lifestyle, did you?
Well, I didn't either. But here it is! A raw friend of mine introduced this concept to me, and I fell in love immediately.
And no, that's not real bacon of course. Nor is it even eggplant bacon (which, in my experience is a !@# to make in the dehydrator and doesn't even taste very good anyway).
Nope, this raw food bacon substitute is...drumroll please...dulse seaweed! No other seaweed other than dulse will do. And get the strips, not little shreds or bits. Dulse stores really well when kept dry.
And what raw BLT sandwich would be complete without raw mayonnaise? Just like any good sandwich, the mayo is a big part of the draw, in my opinion. (Relax, I mean raw vegan mayo of course!)
I can eat 2-3 or even 4 "sandwiches" per meal. Very easy to pull together, especially if you already have a batch of raw vegan mayonnaise in the fridge.
You can store raw mayonnaise in refrigerator for up to a week.
Do not store assembled raw BLT sandwiches in fridge (or at all) because the dulse will get soggy really fast. Always put the dulse on last--right before eating.
So easy and yet... so good! One of my newest addictions lately and I wanted to share it with you.
My Raw mayonnaise recipe is here
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Comments
Carrot Flowers
Nov 10, 2011
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Any alternatives to dulse for bacon? I roll dulse up & swallow it bc it is so good for you but I never chew it, I hate the taste soo much. Too "fish food"-y for me.
The Rawtarian
Nov 11, 2011
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Bacon alternative: Some people have had success cutting eggplant into thin bacon-like strips, marinating in something salty (olive oil and nama shoya perhaps) and then dehydrating.
:)
elysa
May 24, 2012
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i am making this today for the first time, so have yet for an opinion.
raw eggplant bacon recipe: http://www.choosingraw.com/eggplant-bacon-raw-and-vegan/
hope all be wonderful :)
The Rawtarian
May 27, 2012
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how was it? #curious
Penelop
Nov 28, 2011
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I had some leftover tahini and half a bag of dulse that someone graciously gave me. I've also been craving tomatoes like mad. So I fortunately recalled seeing this recipe on your site, and decided to assemble lettuce/tomato/dulse + tahini. OMG it is the best thing EVER! I have had it several days straight for lunch. My local health nut store ran out of dulse, to my complete dismay, so I just ordered six bags of it on Amazon. I've been craving it like mad ever since. I had to use nori today, but it just wasn't the same. The dulse really does give it that 'bacon' magic! (though I haven't eaten bacon in over a decade, so how would I know?)
The Rawtarian
Dec 01, 2011
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Lol -- glad you've been enjoying!
I haven't had bacon in probably ten years too -- but I can still remember it!!
AnnaBee
May 05, 2012
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Thank you for replying. As you can see I don't get on my computer very often. I just wanted to let you know that I used Italian Seasoning, which is a premixed combo of Italian herbs and the mac nut mayo turned out delish!! Thank you for editing the recipe!!
By the way, I just made the raw cheesecake. I'll be bringing it to a party tomorrow. I haven't technically tasted it yet, but I was tasting the ingredients as I was putting it together and it was very yummy. I have no doubt that it will be a success tomorrow, along with your raw brownie recipe!!
Thank you for all your simple and delicious recipes!!
AB
The Rawtarian
May 07, 2012
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It's my pleasure AnnaBee. I am glad to have you here.
Keely
May 12, 2012
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I loved this. It was very cool and refreshing and quick lunch when hot from working outside all day in my garden. I used my eggplant bacon in place of the dulse. YUMMMMMMMM!
The Rawtarian
May 12, 2012
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sounds deelish. Re: your eggplant bacon, did you season it with anything before dehydrating?
philippa pickering
Jul 02, 2012
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Hi, this looks really good but i was just wondering, do you soak the dulse first or do you leave it crispy like crispy bacon!
I've never eaten dry seaweed before so just wondered if it is possible?
The Rawtarian
Jul 03, 2012
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leave it crispy - dry
karina
Mar 05, 2013
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i am obsessed with these blts! but because i can't find dulse where i live, i use vegetarian bac'n bits. YUM!
The Rawtarian
Mar 09, 2013
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Glad you like Karina :)
Michelle
Mar 21, 2013
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OMG!! These are soooooo good. I'm in shock that the Dulse actually taste like bacon. I guess its sea bacon. BLT's were my favorite sandwich when I ate meat (long time ago). I was using tempeh bacon but recently I'm discovering raw foods and LOVE them. This is now a favorite!!
The Rawtarian
Mar 24, 2013
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Michelle <beam> :)
Rhinda hale
Apr 02, 2013
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I don't have dulse on hand and don't know where to get it in the Oklahoma City area. Can I do something with the seaweed sheets that I have?
The Rawtarian
Apr 07, 2013
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Hi Rhinda, dulse and nori sheets taste somewhat different, but nori (seaweed sheets) could work. Just tear up a sheet or two. :)
Samantha
Apr 05, 2013
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I just made this a few minutes ago, and it was DELICIOUS!!!! And easy. I only go for recipes with little ingredients, and easy to make. And this turned out great. It easily satisfies my cravings for junk food too. I used Bac'uns, vegan bacon bits and veganaise. Thanks for the recipe! it was really great. :)
The Rawtarian
Apr 07, 2013
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I'm glad, Samantha :) I too like simpler recipes. Much less overwhelming to make!
Emmeline
Apr 29, 2013
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This dulse sounds amazing from some of the comments here, however, I'm very sure I can't find it here- I live in Sydney Australia btw and have not heard of this seaweed b4! But we do have many jap products and Asian food stores here- can I get dulse from a Japanese shop you think? Otherwise, nori sheets are ok? Just wanna make sure! :-)
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The Rawtarian
May 11, 2013
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Hi Emmeline, yes definitely try an asian food store. They should have lots of seaweed selection. In a pinch, ripping up nori sheets could work, but it won't have quite the same "baconesque" feel. Probably if you enquire in an asian food store they can help find dulse, I bet.
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