Hearty Seitan Salad

Here’s a delectable salad featuring strips of high-protein seitan, embellished with avocado and olives. This salad is also delicious served in wraps. It’s great accompanied with a simple potato dish or any kind of potato salad. Seitan is pure wheat gluten, so this is obviously not for those who are gluten-free!

Serves: 4 to 6

• 1 pound prepared seitan or Homemade Seitan
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
• Torn or shredded lettuce, any variety, as desired
• 1 medium green or red bell pepper, or half of each, cut into narrow strips
• 2 medium firm, ripe tomatoes, diced
• 1 medium avocado, pitted and diced
• 1/3 cup sliced black olives
• 2 scallions, thinly sliced
• Natural bottled or homemade dressing of your choice (see Note)

Drain the seitan and cut into small bite-sized chunks. Heat the oil in a wide skillet. Sauté the seitan strips until golden, stirring frequently, then remove from the heat.

Combine the lettuce, bell peppers, tomatoes, avocado, and olives in a mixing bowl and toss together. Add the seitan strips and toss again.

NOTE: Try dressing this with a purchased or homemade French Dressing. Another tasty option is Tangy Tahini Dressing.

Nutrition information
Per serving (without dressing): Calories: 307;  Total fat: 18g;  Protein: 27g;  Fiber: 33g;
Carbs: 12g;  Sodium: 170mg

• Explore more seitan recipes here on VegKitchen.
• Here are more recipes for colorful green salads.