Seitan wrapped in parchment paper with olives.

Seitan wrapped in parchment paper with olives.

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Discover this simple yet delicious recipe for seitan wrapped in parchment paper with grilled olives.

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This dish is perfect for vegetarians and vegans. Seitan, a high-protein ingredient, is cooked in a pouch with rosemary and grilled black olives.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting20 min
  • Total50 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$6.48 $3.24 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

2 people
  • $6.16
  • $0.22
  • $0.10

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Marinate the seitan in extra virgin olive oil and rosemary for 15 minutes.
  3. Place the seitan in a stretch film, along with rosemary and black olives, then seal the stretch film to create a pouch.
  4. Let it rest for about 20 minutes.
  5. Bake in the oven for approximately 15 minutes.
  6. Serve directly from the aluminum foil, while still hot. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Seitan wrapped in parchment paper with olives.

  • a package of seitan$6.16
  • 20 to 30 grams of extra virgin olive oil$0.22
  • rosemary, preferably fresh$0.10

Total$6.48

that's $3.24 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • a package of seitan
  • 20 to 30 grams of extra virgin olive oil
  • rosemary, preferably fresh
  • 10 to 15 grilled black olives
  • Aromatic salt, to the desired taste

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