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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 sandwiches 171g Recipe makes 4 sandwiches)
Calories 373
Calories from Fat 277		(74%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 30.9g	47%
	Saturated Fat 5.2g	25%
	Monounsaturated Fat 8.0g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 15.1g
	Trans Fat 0.1g
Cholesterol 10mg		3%
Sodium 620mg		25%
Potassium 464mg		13%
Total Carbohydrate 11.8g		3%
	Dietary Fiber 0.9g	3%
	Sugars 1.9g
Protein 16.6g		33%
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Tempeh "Chicken" Salad

Recipe #86071 | 40 min | 30 min prep | add private note

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By: Kozmic Blues
Mar 7, 2004

For those of you who have never tried it, tempeh is a made from fermented soybeans that have been pressed into firm cakes. It has a "nutty" and meaty texture, and, like tofu, it absorbs flavors of surrounding ingredients really well. Tempeh is a very popular "meat" alternative for vegetarian cooks. The first step in this recipe has you poach the tempeh in boiling water, which mellows out the flavor a bit, and makes it a bit more digestible. This is yet another recipe from, my favorite: The Vegetarian Meat and Potatoes Cookbook.

4 sandwiches (change servings and units)

Ingredients

12 ounces tempeh, cubed
1 stalk celery, minced
2 tablespoons red bell peppers, minced
1 large dill pickles, minced
2-3 scallions, minced
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
1/2 cup soy mayonnaise or regular mayonnaise (more or less to taste)
1 tablespoon yellow mustard (spicy golden brown is nice too)
1 teaspoon lemon juice
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1
Place the cubed tempeh in a saucepan of boiling, salted water.
2
Reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 12 minutes, drain and set aside to cool.
3
I usually toss it in the fridge.
4
In a large bowl, combine the celery, pepper, pickle, scallion and parsley.
5
Run a knife through the cubed tempeh, just to give it a rough chop (optional, the cubes work fine too) Add chopped tempeh to the bowl, along with the mayonnaise, mustard, lemon, salt and pepper.
6
Fold everything together, cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to let the flavors combine.
7
This will keep covered in the fridge for 2-3 days.
8
This salad goes great on wheat toast, in a pita pocket, or in a lavash wrap.

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From: drea8778

On Jul 16, 2009

This is delicious! I love tempeh and am always trying to find new things to do with it. I used sweet relish instead of the pickles, and also sauteed/fried the tempeh with half of the scallions in some oil for a few minutes after boiling it. Then added some paprika and shredded carrots to the mix. Wonderful recipe!

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From: Doreen in CA

On Jul 12, 2009

This was really quite good! I used Best Foods (Hellman's) mayonnaise because I like it the best. I did reduce the quantity of mayo by about half, just to decrease the fat content. Next time I will add some capers.

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From: yogi

On Mar 10, 2004

Well, I haven't had real chicken salad in ages (so I'm not going to compare) but this turned out a very delicious lunch, wrapped it in a tortilla with a little lettuce. The salad has a little crunch from the veggies and the pickle gives a little kick. I used a homemade soy mayonnaise, so had to add even more salt and pepper because it was pretty bland stuff (MY mayo, that is!) I'm sure regular mayo would have been even better, but I'm not going there! Just a note: I accidentally simmered my tempeh much longer than stated, and it turned out fine. So if anyone leaves it on the stove a little too long, all is not lost!!!

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From: tmp68

On Mar 13, 2008

I am new to tempeh, never had the stuff until I found it in the store one day. Looks really weird. I got home, came to look for a recipe and found yours. I could hardly wait for the salad to chill for 30 minutes. I was eating it out of the bowl going to the fridge. Very good salad. Thanks

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