Sweet and Sour Tempeh {Vegan}

Sweet and Sour Tempeh

What you’ll need: 4 servings

Sauce:

3/4 C ketchup

1/2 C rice wine vinegar

1/4 C tamari or worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp yellow miso

2 tsp hot sauce (I use Sriracha)

1/2 tsp fresh black pepper

1 clove garlic minced

1/4 C green onion sliced thinly

1/2 C pineapple chopped roughly

1 lemon grass stalk cut into 2-3″ pieces and scored

1 tsp seaseme seeds

(optionaly you could use a store bought sweet and sour sauce)

Bowl:

2 C cooked quinoa (I cook my quinoa with vegetable stock to add flavor)

1 head broccoli steamed

1 head cauliflower steamed

1 yellow squash sliced thinly

1 green zuchinni sliced thinly

1 red bell pepper seeded and de-veined then sliced

1 can of hearts of palm drained and chopped roughly

1 package of tempeh sliced into 1/4″ pieces

Sweet and Sour Tempeh

Sweet and Sour Tempeh

What you’ll do:

Combine all ingredients for sauce in a sauce pan, bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes

Remove lemon grass and keep warm

Cook quinoa according to package

Steam broccoli and cauliflower

Sautee squash and zuchinni over medium with live oil until translucent

Add red pepper and cook an additional 1-2 minutes

Season squash with sea salt and black pepper

In a large skillet add tempeh and sweet and sour sauce

Cook tempeh for about 10 minutes

Construct bowl

Add quinoa, top with broccoli, cauliflower, squash, zuchinni, peppers, hearts of palm and tempeh

Top with green onions if wanted

Enjoy!!

Sweet and Sour Tempeh

Vegan Club Sandwich with Kale Chips

Vegan Club Sandwich with Kale Chips

What you’ll need:
1 bunch of kale
Season salt
Sea Salt
Black pepper
Red pepper flakes (optional)

Wheat bread
Tempeh
2 TBLS olive oil
1 TBLS balsamic vinegar
Tofurkey (I use peppered)
1 vine ripened tomato
1 avocado
Alfalfa sprouts
Pickles
Dressings: mustard, vegenaise, ect.

What you do:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Prepare a baking sheet with aluminum foil
Clean and cut kale into bit size pieces removing any veins
Place the cleaned, cut kale on the baking sheet
Drizzle olive oil over kale (I use a spray olive oil to coat the kale more evenly)
Sprinkle the season salt, sea salt, pepper and red pepper flakes on kale
Bake for 10-15 minutes until crispy

In a large frying pan heat 1 TBLS of olive oil and 1 TBLS of balsamic vinegar on medium heat
Place tempeh in pan and cook for about 5 minutes on each side until golden brown

Spread mustard, veganaise (whatever dressings you prefer) onto the bread
Add: tomatoes, avocado, sprouts, pickles, tempeh and tofurkey
Sprinkle with salt and pepper

Enjoy!