Apple and Tempeh Sandwiches

Serves 4
Time 50 min
Apple and Tempeh Sandwiches

The baked tempeh in these open-face sandwiches is juicy and sweet. Use your favorite variety of apple to make this recipe since any kind will bake up nicely in the tamari and apple juice marinade.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    1 package (8-ounce)tempeh, halved lengthwise, then crosswise to make 4 squares
    1 smallFuji, Braeburn or Gala apple, cored and thinly sliced
    1/2 cupapple juice
    1/4 cupextra-virgin olive oil
    2 tablespoonsapple cider vinegar
    2 tablespoonstamari
    1 1/2 teaspoonshoney
    1/2 teaspoonground cumin
    1/4 teaspoonground black pepper
    4 sliceswhole wheat sandwich bread
    4 teaspoonshoney mustard
    4 largeleaves green leaf lettuce

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Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.


Arrange tempeh in an 8-inch-square baking dish in a single layer.


Scatter apple slices over the top; set aside.


In a medium bowl, whisk together juice, oil, vinegar, tamari, honey, cumin and pepper, then pour the mixture over the tempeh and apples.


Bake until most of the liquid is absorbed, tempeh is golden brown around the edges and apples are soft and caramelized, 40 to 45 minutes.


Set aside to let tempeh cool slightly.


Spread one side of each slice of bread with 1 teaspoon of honey mustard then top with a piece of lettuce and a piece of tempeh, with the baked apples arranged over the top.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

390

Total Fat

22g

Saturated Fat

3.5g

Cholesterol

0mg

Sodium

630mg

Total Carbohydrate

36g

Dietary Fiber

4g

Total Sugars

16g

Protein

16g

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