Vegan hot wings & ranch dressing for your Super Bowl party
Tasty, meaty, spicy vegan hot wings (made from tofu) served with homemade dairy-free ranch dressing.
Ingredients
Vegan hot wings
- 16 ounces tofu super-firm or extra-firm, pressed
- 1/2 cup hot sauce Frank's, Tapatio, Tabasco (use low-sodium hot sauce for low-sodium diet)
- 1 tbsp grapeseed oil canola, safflower
- 1 tsp liquid smoke
- 1/4 cup garbanzo bean flour chickpea flour, almond meal
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1/2 tsp smoked salt (omit for low-sodium diet)
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
Ranch dressing
- 1/2 cup grapeseed oil olive, canola, sunflower, safflower
- 1/4-1/2 cup soy milk
- 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp sea salt (omit for low-sodium diet)
- 1 tsp dill weed (dried) OR 1 tbsp fresh
- 1 tsp parsley (dried) OR t tbsp fresh
- 1/2 tsp chives (dried)
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
Vegan hot wings
- Press the tofu overnight using weights or a TofuXpress
. If using weights, wrap the tofu in a clean kitchen towel and place between two cutting boards. Put a heavy frying pan or pile of cookbooks on top.
- Cut the tofu into 12 pieces, using the short side as your length, and making the pieces as even as possible. If you want the shapes to be more organic and less stick-like, use a vegetable peeler to shave off the corners of the long edges, and the corners of the top and bottom of each piece. (Reserve the tofu scraps for a stir fry.)
- Prick the pieces all over with a fork to help the tofu absorb the marinade.
- Whisk the hot sauce, oil, and liquid smoke together. Set 2/3 of it aside in the refrigerator until serving. Brush the tofu with the remaining marinade, covering each side evenly, and then pour the rest over it. Cover and marinate, overnight if possible, in the refrigerator.
- Preheat the oven to 350F/160C/gas mark 4. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix the remaining ingredients together in a shallow bowl, stirring with a fork. Roll each piece of tofu in the breading, making sure it sticks to each side evenly. Place on the prepared cookie sheet. Spray with cooking spray, and flip over, making sure all the breading is thoroughly coated with spray.
- Bake for 15 minutes, then flip all the pieces over. Bake another 20 minutes, until the sticks are crispy. Gently toss the hot "wings" in the remaining sauce (you'll need to whisk it together again). Place each piece on a skewer.
Ranch dressing
- Put the soy milk and the vinegar in the blender and let stand 5-10 minutes to curdle.
- Add all other ingredients and blend until smooth and creamy. Add more soy milk as needed if you want a pourable dressing. As written, it makes a pretty firm dip (sour cream consistency).
Notes
Per wing and 1/12 ranch dip:
, but you can use TABASCO
, Tapatio
, or any other thin hot pepper sauce. I used Tapatio. Since this provides the heat in this dish, choose your sauce wisely. Overseas readers, you are looking for a thin salsa or sauce made from cayenne peppers, vinegar, and spices. If you want a thick dip, use the smaller amount of soy milk. If you want more of a pourable dressing, use the larger amount of soy milk in the dressing recipe. Thanks to Jessica from Clean, Green, Simple blog for inspiring me to try her vegan ranch dressing. Save
- 134 calories
- 12 g fat
- 1 g saturated fat
- 2 g monounsaturated fat
- 8 g polyunsaturated fat
- 0 g trans fat
- 0 g cholesterol
- 348 mg sodium (70 mg sodium with salt omitted in both)
- 117 mg potassium
- 3 g carbohydrate
- 1 g fiber
- 1 g sugars
- 4 g protein
- 4 Weight Watchers Points Plus
, but you can use TABASCO, Tapatio, or any other thin hot pepper sauce. I used Tapatio. Since this provides the heat in this dish, choose your sauce wisely. Overseas readers, you are looking for a thin salsa or sauce made from cayenne peppers, vinegar, and spices. If you want a thick dip, use the smaller amount of soy milk. If you want more of a pourable dressing, use the larger amount of soy milk in the dressing recipe. Thanks to Jessica from Clean, Green, Simple blog for inspiring me to try her vegan ranch dressing. Save