Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Tempeh Fajitas

This was a variation of a recipe from cookinglight.com with a few modifications. We kept the original grilling instructions, but we used our indoor grill instead. Apartment living! Also, the original recipe called for bell peppers and we hate them! Of course any number of goodies can be used to your taste.

We used the Tofutti soy sour cream as a glue to hold the tortilla together, but we thought it was a little chalky. We will probably skip it next time. Maybe some guacamole instead!

After we put the filling in the tortillas, we seasoned with a little salt to make the flavors pop. We made a double batch and they were just as good for lunch the next day!

Tempeh Fajitas

Ingredients:

1 (8-ounce) package five-grain tempeh
1 cup pineapple juice
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons canola oil
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
1 garlic clove, minced
2 cups (1/2-inch) vertically sliced onion
2 large portabella mushroom caps (or your favorite mushroom)
1 large tomato
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
Cooking spray
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 (8-inch) whole wheat tortillas
soy sour cream (optional)

Preparation:

Cut tempeh in half crosswise; cut each half lengthwise into 1/2 strips. Place tempeh in a shallow dish. Combine pineapple juice, soy sauce, lime juice, cumin, oil, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, and garlic in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Pour pineapple juice mixture and half of the cilantro over tempeh. Marinate at room temperature 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.

Chop tomato and mix with remaining cilantro. Set aside.

Prepare grill.

Lightly coat onion and mushrooms with cooking spray; sprinkle with salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper. Arrange onion mixture in a wire grilling basket coated with cooking spray. Place grilling basket on grill rack; grill 5 minutes or until lightly browned, turning occasionally. Remove the tempeh from marinade, reserving marinade. Place tempeh on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned, basting occasionally with reserved marinade.

Warm tortillas according to package directions. Arrange the tempeh, mushrooms, onions, tomatoes or goodies of your choice in tortilla and enjoy!

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