Eggplant & Tempeh Sandwich

Name: Eggplant & Tempeh Sandwich
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 4 slices sourdough bread; 2 tbl bean harissa (type it in the search bar or type in Mashed Potato Goodness); Eggplant; Half Avocado; Handful Spinach; Olive oil; Ceylon cinnamon; Salt (rock/sea); Black pepper; 100g Organic tempeh (GMO FREE); 1 tbl tamari or shoyu; 1 tbl avocado oil; 0.5 tbl rice vinegar (or a mild vinegar); 0.5 tbl maple syrup; 1 tbl filtered water; Pinch Paprika; Salt (rock/sea); Pinch ginger powder; Pinch pepper

7 steps

Prep:1hCook:20min

How did this sandwich come to be? 1. Loving my bean harissa in this weather. 2. I had tempeh in the fridge that I got for a menu I was creating for a friend’s restaurant and she requested tempeh. If you are avoiding soy, exclude tempeh from your recipe.

Updated at: Wed, 22 Nov 2023 10:43:22 GMT

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Ingredients

2 servings

4slices sourdough bread

2 tblbean harissa

type it in the search bar or type in Mashed Potato Goodness

0.5avocado

Tempeh

100gtempeh

Organic, GMO FREE

1 tbltamari

or shoyu

1 tblavocado oil

0.5 tblrice vinegar

or a mild vinegar

0.5 tblmaple syrup

1 tblwater

Instructions

Tempeh

Step 1

Let’s start with making the marinade. Whisk together all the ingredients.

Step 2

Slice the tempeh into half an inch slices, and marinate the slices for a minimum of one hour. (You can refrigerate the marinated tempeh for a day)

Step 3

After an hour, cook the tempeh on a heated skillet or in the oven. Once golden, take off heat.

The rest of the sandwich

Step 4

Slice the eggplant into 0.5inch slices. Massage with salt, oil and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Step 5

On a heated skillet or griddle, cook the eggplant on each side until tender and golden.

Step 6

In a pot, boil salted water. Once boiling, drop the spinach in for 15 seconds and then strain out. Dip the spinach in an ice bath (a bowl with cold water and ice cubes), this will stop the cooking of the spinach. Why do we blanch the spinach instead of adding it raw? Start a conversation if you are interested.

Step 7

Slice the avocado & salt. You can squeeze a lime or lemon for it not go dark.