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JAPANESE-INSPIRED CARROT LOX TOAST

Carrot Lox Toast made with wasabi cream cheese, cucumber, sesame seeds, and green onion.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Breakfast
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

FOR CARROT LOX
  • 2 large carrots
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tsp liquid smoke
  • 1/2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1/2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp maple can substitute with agave
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
WASABI CREAM CHEESE
  • 1/2 cup Vegan Cream Cheese I used Kite Hill Garden Veggie Cream Cheese
  • 1 1/2 tsp Wasabi Paste Can use more or less depending on level of desired spice
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
TOAST AND OTHER TOPPINGS
  • 4 slices of rye toast
  • 2 tsp black sesame seeds
  • 1 green onion chopped
  • 1/4 cucumber, sliced

Method
 

PREP THE CARROT LOX
  1. Shave carrots lengthwise so they are thinly sliced
    Carrots for vegan lox
  2. Combine all remaining ingredients and stir
    vegan seafood marinade for carrot lox
  3. Bring to a boil in a pot
    vegan seafood marinade
  4. Add shaved carrots
    vegan carrot lox
  5. Stir and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes
  6. Remove from heat and allow to cool
  7. **If short on time you can serve once cooled. However, allowing the lox to marinate in the fridge over night will make the flavors more bold
  8. If allowing to marinate of night...transfer mix into a plastic ziplock bag or container and allow to soak in fridge over night.
    vegan carrot lox
PREPARE THE WASABI CREAM CHEESE
  1. Add all wasabi cream cheese ingredients to a bowl
    vegan wasabi cream cheese
  2. Stir until evenly distributed
    Vegan wasabi cream cheese
PREPARE THE TOPPINGS
  1. Chop the green onion into small pieces
  2. Slice the cucumber into thin slices
    asian carrot lox toast
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
  1. Toast the rye bread
  2. Drizzle lemon juice and a pinch of salt on the bread to season (optional, but adds more flavor)
    rye bread
  3. Spread 2 tbsp of wasabi cream cheese on each piece of toast
  4. Top with carrot lox
    vegan wasabi cream cheese with asian carrot lox
  5. Add toppings
  6. Enjoy!