Tempeh sandwiches. Grilled tempeh with delicious herbs and spices served with grilled watermelon and peaches. Plus more sandwich idea, vegan recipe. Jump to Recipe
I decided to put up some sandwiches we made recently. The sandwich meals get prepared without much planning, are quick and also disappear rather quickly..:). Try keeping a hungry husband from a sizzling sandwich for some food photography! Hence the lack of pretty pictures!. Check out some sandwiches posted earlier .. Jamaican Jerk Tempeh topped with homemade Creamy Red Bell pepper Mayo and Cheesy Cajun Spiced Burger with Onions and Asparagus.
For the sandwiches mentioned above, I marinated the tempeh patty, sized according to bread slice, and then cooked it. See the Jamaican Jerk tempeh Sandwich for marination and cooking details. For the latest sandwiches on this post, I cooked tempeh as thin strips, without marination. The strips cook faster and dont necessarily need marination! And hence a quick, ready in 20-30 minute sandwich! No meat, no heartburn!
Tempeh Sandwich with Grilled Watermelon and Peaches
Tempeh sandwiches. Grilled tempeh with delicious herbs and spices served with grilled watermelon and peaches. Plus more sandwich idea, vegan recipe.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time15 mins
Total Time30 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 115kcal
Ingredients
- 4 oz (113.4 g) Tempeh
- 1 cup (235 ml) water or vegetable stock
- 1/4 teaspoon (0.25 teaspoon) salt
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) ginger+garlic paste
- 3/4 teaspoon (0.75 teaspoon) spice mix of choice I used Cajun spice+onion powder+garlic powder+cayenne once And Garam masala+cumin powder+garlic powder+chili powder the other time
- 1/2 teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) lemon juice.
Instructions
- Cut Tempeh into 1/4-1/2 inch strips.
- In a medium pan, (strips should fit in the pan without overlapping), add about a cup of water or vegetable stock, 1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste, 1/2 teaspoon ginger+garlic paste and 3/4 teaspoon spice mix of choice and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice.
- Mix well and drop tempeh slices in this broth. The slices should be well submerged and not over each other.
- Cover and cook on low-medium heat for 10 minutes. Turn the Tempeh around and cook for another 5-7 minutes or until all the broth is completely absorbed. At this point you can let the tempeh cook on the dry pan a little longer to get browned, or transfer to your sandwich.
Grilled veggies/fruits:
- In another pan while the tempeh is cooking, heat a teaspoon of organic canola oil and grill some veggies and fruits on medium high heat.
- We cooked some onions till golden(2-3 minutes), asparagus(2-3 minutes), red or green bell pepper( 2-3 minutes), peach slices( a minute), watermelon( half a minute).
- In the same pan, you can quick pan fry some thinly sliced potatoes 2 minutes on each side and top them off with salt and pepper before serving!
Sauces/Toppings:
- Lots of choices for sauces. Some Vegan mayo, or sriracha, some balsamic, lemon juice, vegan cheeses, organic baby greens, lettuce, basil, pesto, nutritional yeast, hummus, slaw or just about anything.:)
Notes
Nutritional value is based on 1 serving
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Tempeh Sandwich with Grilled Watermelon and Peaches
Amount Per Serving
Calories 115 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Sodium 302mg13%
Potassium 256mg7%
Carbohydrates 6g2%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 30IU1%
Vitamin C 0.5mg1%
Calcium 92mg9%
Iron 2.2mg12%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
For more fun vegan sandwich ideas, check out Kathy’s Healthy Happy Life Sandwich collection here! I could probably just eat them sandwiches every day!
Seen below is Garam masala tempeh with grilled onions, grilled asparagus, fresh avocado and grilled watermelon. topped with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
Seen below is Cajun spiced Tempeh with grilled green bell pepper and grilled peach slices. Sprinkled with Salt and Cajun spice mix. No sauce, since the peaches were real juicy. Served with a side of fries and some dessert Chocolate Quinoa Oatmeal Raisin cookies. for later!
Hope you all are having a great Sunday! The sandwiches are headed to Sugar Free Sundays at Flipbook and Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays.!
And Anamika’s Healthy Cooking Challenge-Lunchbox , original series by Smita here.
Bhumi says
August 29, 2011 at 1:17 amLooks delicious… Will try this one for sure
Junia says
August 29, 2011 at 1:22 amlove the idea of putting grilled peaches and watermelon into the sandwich! i never realized that watermelon could be grilled! 😀
Soma says
August 29, 2011 at 12:29 pmYou know I have never had Tempeh! The texture looks so good! and the grilled watermelon and peaches sound like the summer heaven! Lovely..
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Isobelle says
August 29, 2011 at 11:46 pmwow, fruit in a sandwich! I have to try that
Richa says
August 30, 2011 at 5:37 amThank you Bhumi, Junia, Soma, Dave, vincent and and Isobelle!
Do let me know if you guys make these sandwiches!!
Megha Sarin says
January 11, 2012 at 5:15 pmWhere do you get Tempeh…I have never had 🙁
Love
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Richa says
January 20, 2012 at 3:49 amMegha, tempeh is available in most whole foods stores in the US.
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