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Val’s Quick and Easy Tempeh with Tzatziki Sauce

Description

Chef Valerie Augustine has cooked when Chef Diane is off. She turned out this tempeh dish in no time at all and you can too. Serve it for lunch or dinner as your protein. And don’t leave out the boiling step with herb-flavored water. This is what gives it an unforgettable taste and texture that belies how easy this dish is to make. You’ll fool everyone.

Ingredients

For Tempeh

3 packages
Lightlife Organic Tempeh (flax flavor)
 
Water (enough to fill a large soup pot about 3/4 full)
2 tablespoons
Dried Basil
2 tablespoons
Dried Rosemary
2 teaspoons
Granulated Garlic
1⁄4 teaspoon
Cinnamon
 
Salt & Pepper (to taste)
2
Lemons
3 tablespoons
Grapeseed Oil
1⁄2
Lime (juiced)
2 tablespoons
Olive Oil
2 cups
Pea Shoots (pitted, removed from skin and sliced)
1
Avocado
3⁄4 cups
Tzatziki Sauce

For Tzatziki

1 cup
Vegan Sour Cream
1 clove
Garlic (minced)
1⁄4
Lemon (juiced)
1
Cucumber (seeded, peeled, and finely chopped or grated)
1 1⁄2 tablespoon
Scallions (chopped)
 
Mint, Dill, or Cilantro (finely chopped (optional))
 
Salt & Pepper (to taste)

Summary

Yield
Triangles

Instructions

Method for Tempeh

  1. Cut tempeh into triangles ( four per package for a total yield of 12 triangles).
  2. Fill pot ¾ full with water and add basil, rosemary, garlic, cinnamon, salt and pepper, and juice of 1 lemon. Bring water to a boil. Add tempeh triangles, making sure they are covered with water, and continue to boil approximately 25 minutes or until tempeh is soft. Drain tempeh on a tea towel.
  3. Place 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil in a large frying pan over medium heat and fry triangles on each side for about 4 minutes, squeezing lemon over each piece as tempeh cooks.
  4. Toss pea shoots with lime juice and olive oil.
  5. Serve triangles with 1 tablespoon of tzatziki sauce (see below), a slice of avocado, and pea shoots on each one.

 

Method for Tzatsiki Sauce

  1. Mix together all the ingredients and refrigerate for a half hour so the flavors will meld. You’ll probably have some tzatziki sauce left over; serve it on the side for those who want extra.
  2. Makes approximately ¾ cup