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Vegan Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe

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.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Salad
Ingredients Method

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

Method
 

TOAST THE BREAD
  1. Turn on oven to High Broil
  2. Cut 1/2 a loaf of fresh baguette into bite-size cubes
    bread for Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  3. Coat baguette in olive oil and a pinch of salt. Toss until evenly coated
  4. Place baguette on baking sheet and broil in oven for about 5 minutes
    bread for Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  5. **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
  6. When bread is nicely toasted, remove from oven and set aside
    bread for Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
PREPARE THE INGREDIENTS FOR THE SALAD
  1. Prepare all ingredients for the salad
  2. Slice red onion into thin slices. Place in bowl of ice cold water to soak. Set aside.
    red onion for Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  3. **Let red onion soak for at least 5 minutes, but the longer the better. Drain onion before adding to salad
  4. Cut romaine lettuce into bite size pieces. Set aside
    lettuce for Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  5. Slice red cabbage into small slices. Set aside
    cabbage for Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  6. Slice cucumbers into thin slices. Set aside
    ingredients for Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  7. Slice olives into thin slices. Set aside
    olives sliced
  8. Cut vegan deli slices into small, bite size pieces. Set aside
    vegan deli slices with other ingredients for Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  9. Shred carrots. Set aside
    carrots and other ingredients for Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  10. Dice tomato into small pieces. Set aside
    tomatoes diced
  11. Chop fresh parsley. Set aside
    parsley for Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  12. Measure out vegan feta cheese and pepperoncini peppers and set aside
    vegan feta cheese crumble
MAKE THE DRESSING
  1. Combine all ingredients listed under dressing
    dressing for Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  2. Mix until evenly combined. Set aside
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
  1. In a large bowl combine all ingredients
    combining all ingredients for Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  2. Mix until evenly combined
    Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  3. Add salt and pepper to taste
  4. Serve and enjoy!!
    Italian hoagie sandwich salad vegan recipe
  5. **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