The FST is the new BLT (Vegan BLT Recipe)

I know you probably never thought you would hear of a vegan BLT, and that if you did hear of one it would be disgusting and nothing like the real deal. Well do we ever have news for you! Thanks to the best vegan restaurant in Calgary called Hearts Choice Thai Vegan Café, all your BLT dreams can come true! We have tried a few vegan "bacons" before but none even compare to their Vegan Imitation Bacon (or as we like to call it, "facon") that is sold frozen at their stores and farmers market location. It is not healthy by any means, but neither is real bacon so it's worth a try and you just might be surprised by how good it tastes! If you aren't lucky enough to be in or around Calgary anytime soon, we are very sorry for taunting you like this. But feel free to check out the vegetarian section at whatever grocery store you prefer and try out whatever fake bacon options they have to offer.

We call this the FST because it uses facon, spinach, and tomato. You can obviously use lettuce if you want it to be as authentic as the original, but we love spinach and it makes it just a tad more nutritious. One of our very own culinary cousins is not a vegan and has always been a bacon lover, and even she thinks this tastes just as good, if not better, than the real thing. So that's saying something!

Ingredients: (in case it wasn't already pretty obvious)

2 pieces toast of your choice

Vegan butter

4 pieces fake bacon

A handful of your favourite greens (spinach is our fave)

A medium sized tomato

What to do:

It's pretty straightforward but we'll give you a little explanation in case you're totally lost...

If you have the good stuff, the Hearts Choice facon, fry it up in a pan until it reaches your desired level of crispiness. If not, follow the instructions for the fake bacon you picked up (duh).

Toast your bread and butter it up with your favourite vegan butter. Pop on as much facon, greens, and tomato as your heart desires and dig in!

It's that simple, obviously. I think we all know how to make a BLT, but the FST is the new and improved version...

We hope you enjoy this and please let us know if you find any tasty vegan bacon substitutes that we should know about by leaving a comment on our instagram @theculinarycousins!