Comments on: Apple Cranberry Salad with Fried Seitan and Almond Dijon Dressing

By: Courtney `

Courtney ` — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:12:27 +0000

What can I do to replace Old Bay Seasoning? I could not find it here in Chicagoland. I am going to try to make this without the seasoning but would love to know what I can use instead…..

I listed the spices contained in Old Bay in the entry, so you could try to make you own “mix” if you want. I also think if you search for it online you find several home recipes for a similar seasoning. Good luck!

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By: Sharyn

Sharyn — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:01:12 +0000

Awesome!!! My boyfriend made this for us for dinner Friday night and it was amazing considering it’s a salad! The seitan was the best I’ve had and the dressing was just perfect. Thank you.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:14:11 +0000

I too am an Old Bay lover. It’s harder to find now that I live on the West coast (and in Canada) but so worth it. The seitan cutlets turned out really well for me, and the leftover breading mixture makes really good hushpuppies!

The dressing tasted good but my blender isn’t quite good enough I think… it stayed gritty so that was a bust. Maybe if I had time to soak the almonds or something.

By: beany

beany — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 02:24:19 +0000

I made this for dinner and it was excellent!

By: Andrea from Nigeria

Andrea from Nigeria — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:42:18 +0000

THANK YOU for turning me on to home made seitan! I made the recipe this afternoon and was blown away by how GOOD it was! Keep the awesome recipes rollin’!

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 01:23:49 +0000

Thanks for this great recipe. I made it tonight and loved it. Didn’t have cranberries, but raisins worked well. I also had to make up a seasoning because my co-op didn’t have Old Bay. Delicious anyway! The dressing was fantastic - it’s great to see a unique dressing made without oil (well, I suppose the almonds give it some fat, but it’s not like whisking in 1/4 cup of olive oil), even if the seitan is fried. Overall, it was maybe a tad salty, but I don’t think that’s this recipe’s fault. I used a different recipe to make the seitan(from La Dolce Vegan) that’s too salty all by itself.

Thanks again. I look forward to trying some of your other recipes. I stumbled upon a picture of this salad on Flickr and wish I would have known about your blog a long time ago.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 21:52:24 +0000

I just made this, too! So delicious!

I live in Maryland and I am a big fan of our almost official State Spice Blend, Old Bay. It makes everything good…Old Bay fries, Old Bay chips, Old Bay in “Not Tuna Salad” with TVP, Old Bay tofu scramble…and now, there’s this Old Bay soul food seitan. It was easy. And it ruled. The dressing was really, really good on my veggie wrap for lunch the next day.

We’ll be eating the leftover cutlets with asparagus and whipped cauliflower tomorrow. Thanks for the righteous recipe.

By: Erin

Erin — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 02:13:00 +0000

Just made this for dinner tonight and it was fantastic! It was my first time making my own seitan, and it was so easy, I don’t think I’ll be using store-bought again!

I just pan-fried it in a bit of olive oil, and that gave me all the crunch that I needed …. and added some lemon zest to the dressing for some extra zing. SO good!

By: Saar

Saar — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:13:22 +0000

I made this yesterday!
Good God, it was good.
A lot of work for a salad, but it was all worth it!