Lunchbots Quad #17
Spicy Asian cucumber salad (my recipe), slices of Honeycrisp apple, steamed rice with a bit of nori crumbled on top, and sesame soy curls (recipe from From My Bowl). I put the apple in a silicone cup since liquids can wander in this box and I didn't want spicy cucumber salad-flavored apples, but this time things stayed where I put them.
The cucumber salad is darker than it usually looks because I had made it a day earlier, so it had more time to soak up the dressing. That, of course, makes it tastier!
These soy curls were good, but not really very sesame-like. Does sesame chicken taste of sesame? I can't remember! I am thinking some sort of tahini-based sauce with soy curls would be pretty tasty, though. Something to try sometime!
One thing I also noticed was that using arrowroot powder to thicken the sauce versus corn starch seemed to make the leftovers more appealing. So that's something else I want to experiment with.
In terms of allergens, this is free of gluten and nuts.
I LOVE when veggies soak in the marinades we make for them! Sounds great! And I love how simple the rice is - just topped with Nori! I've only made Soy Curls a few times - as they aren't readily available near me - but when I did try them, I liked them!
ReplyDeleteWell, it's crispy nori snacks, which are packaged and prepped and I think involve sesame oil and salt. But still mostly just nori! I discovered soy curls during the pandemic. I bought a case directly from Butler Foods (who makes them). They threw in free vegan jerky and taco meat-flavored TVP, so it was all a win-win for me. I will never be without soy curls again. They're a definite staple these days.
DeleteYup! Butler Foods was the one I bought too. Now that I recall correctly I did find them at The Vegan Grocery Store outside of Buffalo when I went in the spring.
DeleteI don't remember ever having sesame chicken in my pregan days... I don't know that I have seen it very often here in general, maybe it is not popular in Australia? I assumed it would be sesame oil, rather than tahini flavouring it. But a tahini-sauced soy curl also sounds great.
ReplyDeleteI do think the flavor is supposed to come from sesame oil and sesame seeds. I just think some tahini soy curls would be good! I'm full of random thoughts.
DeleteI like your random thoughts!
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