
Mexican Tempeh with Roast Tomatoes and Chipotle Mayo
Ready in 30 minutes
• Serves 3
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, March 5, 2017.
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, March 5, 2017.
This healthy food bowl is packed full of protein and goodness.
Ingredients
MEXICAN TEMPEH
- ¾ cup mixed quinoa
- ½ red onion, diced 1cm
- ½ punnet baby capsicums, diced 1cm
- 250g tempeh
- 1 courgette, diced 1cm
- 1 corn cob, silk and husk removed, kernels cut from the cob
- 1 tablespoon Mexican spice mix
CHIPOTLE MAYO
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon chipotle sauce
TEMPEH SAUCE
- 1½ tablespoons soy sauce
- 3 teaspoons tempeh spice mix
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar
- Pinch of chilli flakes
TO SERVE
- 6 yellow tomatoes
- 1 avocado, sliced 1cm
- 3 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves and stalks
- Pinch chilli flakes (optional)
Steps
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oven to 220°C. Bring a small pot of salted water to a boil. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
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Cook quinoa in pot of boiling water for about 15 minutes, until tender with a slight bite. Drain, rinse under cold water then drain well. Add
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In a small bowl mix together chipotle mayo ingredients. In another small bowl mix all tempeh sauce ingredients together. Set both aside.
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Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook onion and capsicum for 3-4 minutes, until softened. Using your hands, crumble tempeh into the pan, breaking up lumps with a fork. Add courgette and cook a further 2-3 minutes.
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Add corn and Mexican spice mix to the pan and cook a further 1 minute, until fragrant. Add tempeh sauce, toss to warm through then remove from heat. Add cooked and drained quinoa, season with salt and pepper and mix to combine.
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While tempeh is cooking, place tomatoes (still on the vine) on prepared tray, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 5 minutes, until skin is blistered. Use kitchen scissors to snip tomatoes from the vine.
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Spoon Mexican tempeh into bowls. Top with a few roast tomatoes, slices of avocado and a good dollop of chipotle mayo. Sprinkle over coriander and chilli flakes (if using).
Nutritional Information
Energy |
2611 kj 624 kcal |
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Protein | 27.3g |
Carbohydrate | 48.3g |
Fat | 34.0g |