Marinated Tempeh – Soba Noodles with Asian Flavor

Calista, who is picky, can you believe she doesn’t like peanut noodles, the horror, liked this variation of soba noodles, she even had seconds!  Try this marinated tempeh, I think you will like it.

Ingredients:

Tempeh:

• 1 pkg tempeh
• ¼ c rice wine vinegar
• ¼ c tamari
• 1 t ginger, minced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 T agave

Noodles:

• 1 pkg soba noodles
• 6 T agave
• ¼ c rice wine vinegar
• ¼ c tamari
• 1 T sriracha
• 1 t ginger, minced
• olive oil
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 stalks celery chopped
• 4 green onions, chopped
• 1 c frozen peas, thawed
• 2-3 T toasted sesame oil
• 1-2 T toasted sesame seeds

Directions:

1. Cut tempeh in strips or chunks, and steam for 10 minutes, drain and set aside.
2. Whisk marinade ingredients together, place tempeh and marinate in ziploc bag, set aside while preparing noodles.
3. Mix agave, vinegar, tamari, sriracha, and ginger in a small bowl.
4. Saute pepper, garlic, and celery in olive oil until tender but still a little crisp.
5. While vegetables are cooking, bring a large pot of salted water to boil, and cook noodles according to package directions, drain, and rinse.
6. In a separate pan, cook tempeh with marinate in olive oil until tempeh has browned and marinade has cooked off.
7. Add sauce ingredients to vegetables and heat through.
8. Toss noodles with vegetables, tempeh, green onions, peas, toasted sesame oil, and toasted sesame seeds.

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