Lemon Dijon Seitan

Seared seitan medallions in a silky lemon-Dijon cashew sauce with green beans and smashed potatoes.

💪 Where's the protein? Right here — 38g

Seitan (31g)
Cashews (4g)
Potatoes + green beans (3g)

🍃 Sugar-Free Option

No added sweeteners in this recipe — it's sugar-free as written. Any sugars in the nutrition panel come from whole vegetables, grains, and fruit only.

Ingredients (all organic)

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✓Onion powder + thyme, 1 tsp each
✓Low-sodium vegetable broth, 2/3 cup + more for simmering
✓Cashews, 1/4 cup, soaked
✓Dijon mustard, 1.5 tbsp
✓Lemon, 1 (zest + juice)
✓Garlic, 2 cloves
✓Baby potatoes, 1.5 cups
✓Green beans, 2 cups
✓Olive oil, 2 tsp

Dotted ⓘ ingredients have photos and store locations in the field guide.

How to Prep

1Knead gluten, nutritional yeast, onion powder, and thyme with broth; rest, shape into medallions, and simmer in broth 25 minutes.
2Boil potatoes until tender; smash flat and crisp them in olive oil.
3Blend cashews, Dijon, lemon juice and zest, garlic, and 1/2 cup broth until completely smooth.
4Sear the medallions hard, pour in the sauce, and simmer 3 minutes until it clings.
5Plate with blistered green beans and the crispy potatoes.

🔪 Starting from raw? The basics (1)

Soaking cashews

Cover with boiling water for 15 minutes (or cold water for 2+ hours) and drain — that's all 'soaked' means. It's what makes them blend into silky cream.

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