Description
Simple vegan carrot lox! 10 minutes prep, 25 minutes in the oven, 2 hours marinating and CAD $10 – $25 saved! You need to give this a try!
Ingredients
- 450g sliced carrots (4 – 5 large carrots, sliced thin – not julienned)*
- 2 tbsp olive oil (see notes if doubling recipe)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce
- 1–2 tbsp dulse flakes (or 2 snack sheets of nori, sliced small)
- 2 tsp liquid smoke
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar for a slight sweetness, optional
- 1 tbsp maple syrup for a maple smoked flavour, optional
*Fresh ingredients you need that are not part of our pantry and freezer tips.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Wash, peel, and thinly slice your carrots into long strips using a mandoline, vegetable peeler, or cheese slicer. Alternatively, try and cut them by hand as thinly as you can with the width ideally being 1 inch or more (skinnier carrots absolutely work, they will just result in thinner pieces of lox).
- Lay the sliced carrots in an ovenproof casserole dish and sprinkle with salt. Cover the top of the dish with foil or lay another baking sheet across the top to allow the carrots to steam. Bake for 25 minutes until they are nice and tender and easily pierced with a fork. If the slices were thicker you may need to bake them for 35 minutes to make sure they are nice and soft and pliable.
- While the carrots bake, make the marinade. Combine all the ingredients in a shallow dish.
- Add the cooked carrots to the dish with the marinade and gently turn the carrots with a spoon or your hands to make sure they all get coated.
- Cover and marinate in the fridge for a minimum of 2 hours to strengthen the flavours or preferably, overnight.
- Keeps well in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- When ready, serve with toasted bagels and our creamy dill breakfast spread. See our lox breakfast bagel, our lox bagel sandwich, and our lox crostini appetizer. Alternatively, add some smoky lox to fresh sushi or poke bowls, salads, or whatever else your heart desires!
Notes
*Cost Comparison: CAD $2.79 for 450g carrot lox vs. CAD $14.99 – $26.97 for 450g smoked salmon. That’s a savings of at least CAD $12.20 and up to CAD $24.17.
*Our recipe costs us: CAD $0.62/100g. The lowest price for smoked salmon at our local grocery store is $5.99/100g. The wholesale price ranges from roughly, $3.33/100g – $3.63/100g depending on the variety of smoked salmon. That’s a savings of at least $2.71/100g.
*This recipe makes about 450g smoky lox depending on the size of your carrots. As a reference, most grocery store smoked salmon packages are 50-150g of smoked salmon. This recipe makes 6 lox bagel sandwiches.
*To double this recipe, start by adding just one extra tbsp of oil instead of 2. Doubling the remaining ingredients may result in enough marinade without the added oil. You can try this and adjust the amount and taste of the marinade to your liking.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Thrifty How-Tos
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American