Pumpkin Seed-Crusted Tempeh

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Pumpkin seeds amp up tempeh's earthy, nutty qualities. Marinating the tempeh earlier pan-frying softens and seasons it.

If you aren't vegan, you tin substitute 2 eggs for the ovum replacer/water operation utilized to overgarment the tempeh earlier coating it successful the seed mixture.

Serve with mashed oregon roasted potatoes, wintertime squash oregon different basal vegetables.

The marinated, drained tempeh tin beryllium refrigerated for up to 5 days earlier it is coated successful the seed substance and pan-fried.

Adapted from "Vegan Holiday Cooking from Candle Cafe," by Joy Pierson, Angel Ramos and Jorge Pineda. CORRECTION: A erstwhile mentation of this look omitted the lipid successful the marinade.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 6-8

Two 8 -ounce blocks plain tempeh
2 1/3 cups water
1 tablespoonful low-sodium tamari
1/2 tablespoonful peeled and chopped caller ginger root
1 tablespoonful positive 1/4 cupful extra-virgin olive oil, positive much arsenic needed
1 bay leaf
1 tablespoonful chopped caller cilantro
1 cupful raw, hulled pumpkin seeds
1/2 cupful flour
1/4 spoon good oversea salt, positive much to taste
1/8 spoon freshly crushed achromatic pepper
2 tablespoons powdered ovum replacer, specified arsenic Ener-G marque (see headnote)

Adapted from "Vegan Holiday Cooking from Candle Cafe," by Joy Pierson, Angel Ramos and Jorge Pineda. CORRECTION: A erstwhile mentation of this look omitted the lipid successful the marinade.

Tested by Joe Yonan.

Published January 6, 2015

Updated March 15, 2026