Italian Hoagie Salad
This Vegan Italian Hoagie Salad has all the flavor of your traditional, beloved sandwich...but less meat, cheese, and bread and waaaay more veg! Made with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, peppers, olives, vegan feta, plant-based deli slices, toast baguette, and a delicious Italian Dressing.
Ingredients
FOR BREAD
- 1/2 baguette loaf, cut into cubes Can use more or less to preference
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt to taste
FOR SALAD
- 1/4 cup red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 heads of Romain Lettuce, cut to bite size
- 1 cup red cabbage, cut into small slices Can substitute green cabbage
- 2 Persian cucumbers, cut into small slices Can substitute any cucumber
- 1/4 cup Castelvetrano olives, sliced Can substitute any olive
- 6 slices of vegan deli meat slices, cut into bite size pieces I used Field Roast's Mushroom and Balsamic Plant-based deli slices
- 1 cup carrot, shredded
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup fresh parley, chopped
- 1/2 cup vegan feta cheese, crumbled I used Follow Your Heart vegan feta cheese crumbles
- 1/4 cup pepperoncini peppers slices Can buy jarred and sliced. Can omit if you don't like spice
FOR SALAD DRESSING
- 2 tbsp vegan mayo I used Follow Your Heart brand
- 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1/8 tsp salt more or less to taste
Instructions
TOAST THE BREAD
- Turn on oven to High Broil
- Cut 1/2 a loaf of fresh baguette into bite-size cubes
- Coat baguette in olive oil and a pinch of salt. Toss until evenly coated
- Place baguette on baking sheet and broil in oven for about 5 minutes
- **Keep an eye on the baguette! Time may vary depending on oven and it can burn quickly. While baguette is broiling you can move ahead to prepare the salad
- When bread is nicely toasted, remove from oven and set aside
PREPARE THE INGREDIENTS FOR THE SALAD
- Prepare all ingredients for the salad
- Slice red onion into thin slices. Place in bowl of ice cold water to soak. Set aside.
- **Let red onion soak for at least 5 minutes, but the longer the better. Drain onion before adding to salad
- Cut romaine lettuce into bite size pieces. Set aside
- Slice red cabbage into small slices. Set aside
- Slice cucumbers into thin slices. Set aside
- Slice olives into thin slices. Set aside
- Cut vegan deli slices into small, bite size pieces. Set aside
- Shred carrots. Set aside
- Dice tomato into small pieces. Set aside
- Chop fresh parsley. Set aside
- Measure out vegan feta cheese and pepperoncini peppers and set aside
MAKE THE DRESSING
- Combine all ingredients listed under dressing
- Mix until evenly combined. Set aside
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
- In a large bowl combine all ingredients
- Mix until evenly combined
- Add salt and pepper to taste
- Serve and enjoy!!
- **If you are using this recipe for meal prep, combine all ingredients except dressing and bread. Add dressing and bread when you are actually serving the salad. This will prevent the salad and bread from becoming soggy as it is stored