Recipes - Lemon Grilled Tempeh

Try this easy recipe to make your own marinade.

1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/8 cup olive oil
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
16 ounces tempeh
1 large onion, sliced into rings
4 whole wheat hamburger rolls

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice, olive oil, thyme, and blackpepper for a marinade; set aside. Cut the tempeh into pieces. Place the tempeh pieces in a steamer ormetal sieve over boiling water and steam for 15 minutes.

In a 2-quart casserole dish, combine the tempeh and the onions; pour the marinade over them. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours.

Bake the tempeh, onions, and marinade, covered, for 30 minutes; orcook the tempeh and onions over a grill until heated through, basting with the marinade.

To serve, place the tempeh and onions on the hamburger rolls.Garnish with lettuce and sliced tomatoes.

Yield: 4 servings.
Per serving: 373 calories; 22 grams protein; 18 grams fat; 33 grams carbohydrate; 42% fat.