Vegan/Vegetarian help

garlic7girl

I am going to a BBQ and I want to make a Broccoli salad. Traditionally it has bacon...what can I substitute that is crunchy and salty? For the bacon? I wanted to do this becasue the host is vegetarian. He is gracious and entertains all eating styles but I just want something he and other veggies can enjoy!

alaw1119

you could always get soy bacon bits

jmcjamie

what about some salted almonds?

RoseCoreling

Hmm...you could use Morningstar Farms Bacon Strips, they don't have the perfect "crunchiness" like real bacon does..close but not quite. There are also a lot of bacon bits brands that don't use meat (just check out the labels)...

arispawild

Salted peanuts?

whatsyour1020

I put sunflower seeds in my brocolli salad.

garlic7girl

you could always get soy bacon bits

I didn't know they made soy bacon bits!

garlic7girl

Thanks guys!

TCrawford70

almond accents for salads are good and I have also used pumpkin seeds(seasoned).