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Miso Caramel and Wasabi Spread Snack Plate

This Miso Caramel and Wasabi Spread Snack Plate is the perfect, unique combination of sweet, savory, and spicy. Made with a wasabi vegan cream cheese spread, topped with a miso soy caramel sauce and cucumber medley, and served with sesame rice crackers.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 8 people
Course: Appetizer
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

FOR MISO CARAMEL SAUCE
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp miso paste I used white miso paste, but any will work
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp toasted sesame oil
FOR VEGAN WASABI CREAM CHEESE
  • 1 container of vegan cream cheese I used Follow Your Heart Vegan Cream Cheese
  • 1/2 tsp wasabi paste More for a spicier kick
  • 1 tsp Nori Flakes
FOR CUCUMBER MEDLEY
  • 1 Persian cucumber, diced small You can substitute half of a regular cucumber, but Persian is more crisp
  • 1 scallion, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 tbsp sesame seeds
RICE CRACKERS
  • 8 servings of sesame rice crackers

Method
 

FOR MISO CARAMEL SAUCE
  1. Combine all ingredients (except toasted sesame oil) listed under Miso Caramel Sauce in a non-stick sauce pan
    **The sesame oil will be added when the sauce is removed from the heat
    ingredients for miso caramel sauce
  2. Simmer over medium-low heat for about 10 minutes, stirring often. During this time the water will cook out and the sauce will thicken.
    simmering miso caramel sauce
  3. After 10 minutes of simmering, remove from heat and add toasted sesame oil. Mix until evenly combined
    miso caramel sauce
  4. Set aside. Sauce will become thicker as it cools
WASABI SPREAD
  1. Combine vegan cream cheese, wasabi, and nori flakes in mixing bowl
    wasabi spread ingredients
  2. Mix until evenly distributed. Set aside
    vegan wasabi spread
CUCUMBER MEDLEY
  1. Dice Persian cucumber into small pieces. Set aside
    diced Persian cucumber
  2. Thinly slice scallion. Set aside
  3. Combine Persian cucumbers, scallions, and sesame seeds in a bowl and mix until evenly combined. Set aside
    sesame seeds, scallions, Persian cucumbers
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
  1. Spread Wasabi spread evenly on a serving dish. Should be about 1/2 an inch thick. Indent the center of the spread slightly so it will hold the caramel sauce, like a little baby pool
    vegan wasabi spread
  2. Carefully pour caramel sauce into the center of the spread
    Vegan wasabi spread and miso caramel being plated
  3. Top with cucumber medley
  4. Serve with your favorite sesame rice crackers and enjoy!
    vegan miso caramel and wasabi spread snack plate