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vegan tempeh Reuben recipe
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Vegan Tempeh Reuben

Bite into a savory grilled Vegan Tempeh Reuben, or put the ingredients in a bowl of greens. Either way, you will LOVE the combination of flavors and dressing in this delicious vegan tempeh Reuben recipe.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Entrees
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 298kcal
Author: Kathy Carmichael

Ingredients

Sandwich

  • Vegan bread of choice or Vegan Wraps I used whole food (Indian Life Vegan Spinach Wrap
  • 8 ounces tempeh I use Life-Like Organic Tempeh
  • 2 cups sauerkraut drained and squeezed dry

Tempeh Marinade

  • ½ cup pickle juice from a jar of dill pickles
  • ½ cup beet juice from a can of beets; if you don't have canned beet juice, blend 1 large beet with pickle juice

Vegan Thousand Island Dressing

Variation 1 and 2: (If you are allergic to nuts)

  • Substitute ½ cup Vegenasie for nuts and reduce water to ¼ cup or
  • Substitute ½ cup silken tofu for nuts and use ½ cup water

Instructions

  • Remove tempeh from packaging and slice in half.
  • Place in a small saucepan and cover with water.
  • Boil for 20 minutes.
  • Drain the tempeh in a colander.
  • Place tempeh in the base of a container with a top and cover with marinade.
  • Place marinated tempeh in the refrigerator overnight.

Cooking Tempeh

    Grilled

    • Heat an outdoor grill to medium heat (350 degrees)
    • Cook tempeh on both sides for 10 minutes each side, flipping every 5 minutes.
    • Slice tempeh into thin slices after cooking

    Oven

    • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
    • Slice tempeh into thin slices
    • Place tempeh on a baking pan lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
    • Bake for 30 minutes.

    Dressing

    • Add all the ingredients to a blender except the pickles
    • Dice the pickles and stir into the blended dressing
    • Refrigerate until cool.

    Making the sandwich

    • Toast bread
    • Spread base of bread with the Vegan Thousand Island Dressing.
    • Add slices of tempeh Reuben meat.
    • Add sauerkraut (make sure you squeezed it dry) in the middle on top of the tomatoes.
    • I served with Air fryer steak fries.

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    Notes

    • DO NOT blend pickles when you make dressing; stir them in after blending
    • Grilled tempeh can be made ahead of time and reheated when preparing the Reuben sandwich.
    • Make a wrap instead of a sandwich.
    • Use lettuce instead of bread for a lettuce wrap vegan tempeh Reuben.
    • Skip the bread and make a salad using the sandwich's ingredients on a bed of lettuce and other sand ingredients, topped with thousand island dressing.
    • Or, try a Reuben Bowl.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 298kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: -1g | Sodium: 264mg | Potassium: 583mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 16g | Vitamin A: 202IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 109mg | Iron: 4mg