Vegan Salami - Vegan and Oil-free Recipes - ZardyPlants

Ingredients

• 1 medium beet, peeled and diced (see note 1)
• 6 tablespoons olive oil (see note 2)
• 4 tablespoons tomato paste
• 4 tablespoons red wine vinegar (see note 3)
• ½ cup pitted kalamata olives (see note 4)
• ⅓ cup brine from kalamata olives
• 4 ounces firm tofu (¼ of a 1 pound block) (or sub ½ cup canned kidney beans)
• 2 tablespoons white or yellow miso paste (see note 5)
• ⅓ cup nutritional yeast
• 1 tablespoon fresh cracked black pepper
• 1 tablespoon fennel (grind if desired)
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon sea salt (see note 6)
• 3 ¼ cups vital wheat gluten
• ¼ cup of crumbled tofu from the remainder of the block--work this in to create the speckled fat look. Doesn’t add anything to the flavor or texture.