Tempeh Recipes
Easy ways to cook tempeh — simple baked tempeh, tempeh hash bash, balsamic tempeh with lemon roasted veggies, and tempeh BLT sandwiches for busy weeknights.
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dinnerSimple Baked Tempeh 🥜💪
First time cooking tempeh and I’ll be back for more 😁
Eli SilvermanIngredients
- 8 oz Package of tempeh
- 1/4 cup Soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 2 tbsp Maple Syrup
- 2 tbsp Rice wine vinegar
- 1 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Sriracha
- to taste Black pepper
- to taste Scallion
- to taste Sesame seeds
Instructions
- 1Cut the tempeh into cubes and place in a steamer basket over 1-inch of water. Bring the water to a simmer, cover, and let steam for 10 minutes.
- 2In a bowl, mix together the soy sauce, vinegar, maple syrup, olive oil, sriracha, and several grinds of pepper. When the tempeh is done, put it in a shallow dish, cover it in the marinade, and let sit for 30 minutes. Save the marinade afterwards!
- 3Preheat the oven to 425 Fahrenheit and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange tempeh on the baking sheet and bake 10 minutes. Then reapply some excess marinade and back another 10 minutes.
- 4Slice scallions and sprinkle on top of finished tempeh along with some sesame seeds.
- 5Enjoy 📈
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Open in Pepper →Tempeh Soaks Up Whatever You Give It
Tempeh comes out of the package firm and plain, and that's the good news. Give it soy sauce, maple syrup, or balsamic and garlic, and it takes on that flavor all the way through instead of just on the outside.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these when they want dinner that holds up in the fridge — a pan of baked tempeh on Sunday that turns into salads and sandwiches Monday and Tuesday.
Every recipe here is straightforward: Simple Baked Tempeh with soy sauce and maple syrup, Tempeh Hash Bash with kale and peppers, Balsamic Tempeh with Lemon Roasted Veggies, Tempeh Caesar Salad, Honey Ginger Tempeh Salad with cucumber and cabbage, and Vegan Tempeh BLT Sandwiches.
Quick Tips
- 1
Steam it first
Simmer or steam the sliced tempeh for 10 minutes before marinating. It softens the firm edge and helps the marinade get in.
- 2
Slice thin for crisp
Cut planks about 1/4 inch thick for sandwiches and salads. Thick 3/4-inch cubes stay chewy in the middle.
- 3
Marinate at least 30 minutes
Soy sauce, maple syrup, and vinegar need 30 minutes to soak in, and overnight in the fridge is better.
- 4
Bake at 375 and flip
Spread pieces in one layer and bake 25 to 30 minutes, flipping halfway so both sides brown evenly.
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