Vegan Recipe Version of one of our Favourites - Donairs

Picture Recipe Donair
Faux Meat

2 1/2 cups of cooked brown rice
1 cup chopped onion or (2tsp onion powder)
16 cloves of garlic or 4 tsp garlic powder
1 cup water
1/2 tsp of thyme and 1/2 tsp of chili
1/2 tsp of smoky paprika (or not)
Pepper/Salt to taste

1.  Put it all in the food processor and blend until smooth.
2. Spread 1/2 inch thick ( I used a square silicon pan)
3.  Bake at 350c for 1 hour or until firm and not wet.

Donair Sauce
My version is a little different.

1 cup vegan mayonnaise of your choice
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 bulbs (not cloves) of garlic

1. Puree and store in fridge.
My husband and I have eaten vegan off and on for years now.  After colon cancer surgery however I believe we will be more vegan on than off.  The other night my husband is craving a donair, like really, really craving it and meat isn't being digested the way it should be anymore.  I'm feeling for him, since I know that he really likes them.  So I started a hunt for a vegan donair recipe. If you don't know what a donair is? and that would mean you haven't been to the Atlantic region of Canada and/or never meant a 'donair fantactic' then read this article to get yourself up to date.  Most of the recipes used TVP (textured vegetable protein) and I like to do my recipes as easy and as whole food as possible.  I decided to use cooked brown rice (not white there is a difference in texture and colour).

Here is the recipe I used (modified to use real onions and garlic but if you want use 4tsp garlic powder and 2 tsp onion powder instead of the fresh stuff). 

To make the donairs, just use a wrap or pita (I make my own gluten free wraps in my gluten-free cookbook) and then add lettuce, tomatoes and purple onion with the sliced up faux donair meat and pour the sauce over and of course you spread the sauce on the wrap or pita first too.  You could also add in chopped up dill pickles. 
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Published on August 23, 2017 14:41
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message 1: by Sherine (new)

Sherine Dandan Hi Tracy: trying this out today. Used brown rice. How did you get the color so dark?


message 2: by Sherine (new)

Sherine Dandan I used Uncle Bens Brown rice


message 3: by Sherine (new)

Sherine Dandan Also..my loaf is still raw in the middle...what am I doing wronggg


message 4: by Tracey (last edited Nov 15, 2020 03:50AM) (new)

Tracey Allen Hi Sherine,

The colour might be from the type of rice used (I use the generic brand in a bag) and did you add the paprika? You may need to spread it thinner in your pan to get it fully cooked. I hope that helps.

Happy cooking,
Tracey


message 5: by Sherine (new)

Sherine Dandan No I didn't use paprika and I ended up throwing it all out :(
The inside was all raw.


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