Tempeh BLT
When I say BLT sandwiches are one of my favorite lunch classics, I’m not playing around. I have made this sandwich with rice paper bacon and tempeh and as much as I do love both versions I do have to say this is the one I go back to time and time again.
The love of my life, behold the tempeh BLT
Tempeh BLT
* Serves 2 * Ingredients - For the Tempeh Marinade
1 pack of tempeh cut into semi thick slices.
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp franks red hot or tabasco
1 tbsp maple syrup
1/2 tbsp garlic powder
Other Ingredients
Sliced bread - I recommend using a square or rectangle… the more round breads make this sandwich hard to eat.
Romaine lettuce - cleaned & trimmed into nice pieces for a sandwich.
Sliced tomato - I love using heirloom tomatoes when I can find them.
Vegan Mayo - you can use store bought or can make your own using aquafaba. Click here to see my vegan mayo recipe.
Instructions
Step 1 - Marinade the tempeh
Cut the tempeh into slices and add to a bowl. Add in your marinade ingredients and give everything a good toss to get the marinade well combined on the tempeh.
Step 2 - Air-fry the tempeh
Place a parchment liner into your air fryer and cook these babies for about 15 min at 380 flipping the tempeh half way to allow optimal crispiness.
Step 3 - Prepare the sandwich
Prep your veg by washing your lettuce and tomato and cutting them for the sandwich. For each sandwich I like to use 2 slices of tomato and maybe 4 to 5 good pieces of romaine.
Toast your bread and slather on some vegan mayo, plop on your lettuce and tomato on one side and tempeh on the other and then marry the two pieces together.
Check out my Tempeh BLT video to walk you through the process !
