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BTLT: BBQ Tempeh Lettuce & Tomato Sandwich
2 hr + 25 min
Breakfast
Main
10 ingredients or less
Servings
Total
2 hr + 25 minPrep
10 minCook
15 minRest
2 hrContains
soy
Swap out
gluten
Free from
peanut
tree nut
sesame
Ingredients
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8.8 oz (250g)tempeh
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½ cup (120ml)barbecue sauce
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2 tsp (10ml)vegetable oil, for frying
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6slices whole wheat bread, toasted
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3romaine lettuce leaves
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1roasted red bell pepper from a jar, sliced
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1medium tomato, sliced
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1avocado, sliced
Make your own
Directions
- Optional step: bring a medium pan of water to a boil. Cut the tempeh into ¼ inch (½ cm) thin strips. The thinner they are, the crispier they will be! Add the strips to the boiling water and cook for 5 minutes to reduce the bitterness. Drain and pat dry.
- Mix the tempeh and BBQ sauce and let sit for at least 5 minutes, or ideally for 2 hours or overnight for maximum flavour.
- Add the oil to a large pan on medium-high heat, and once heated, add the tempeh strips and cook until golden on both sides. Keep an eye on it as BBQ sauce can quickly burn. Remove from heat when crisped to your liking.
- Top the toasted bread with mayo. Add the tempeh strips, lettuce, roasted pepper, tomatoes, and avocado. Enjoy!
Storage
- Best to enjoy this sandwich the same day it's made.
- Store the tempeh in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Let us know what you think
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Grains & Starches 47%
• slice whole wheat bread
Proteins 16%
• tempeh
Fruits & Veggies 37%
• romaine lettuce leaf
• roasted red bell pepper from a jar
• medium tomato
• avocado
Calcium
No significant sources of calciumFat
• vegetable oil
• vegan mayonnaise
• avocado
Nutrition info
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All in all-- solid recipe, and a great sandwich. I'm not totally convinced by the BBQ-tempeh combo in this sandwich-- maybe because my expectation is for something more bacon-adjacent; the sour tang from the BBQ sauce is a little distracting. Not unpleasant, but maybe not what I'm looking for; I'll try for a less tangy marinade next time.
As for another plus, I love that tomato season and pepper season tend to line up, so I can get great tomatoes and bell peppers at this time of year. It's easy and quick for me to roast the bell peppers myself to have ready for sandwiches that week, and it's something I recommend. To do so: place bell peppers under broiler until skin blackens; rotate peppers to an unblocked side, and repeat until it's charred black all around (alternative use tongs to hold over a gas flame until charred all around). Place in a heatproof bowl and cover with a plate for ~15 minutes for the peppers to steam a bit and get cool enough to handle. Peel the skin off, take seeds and stem out, and season as desired.
It's the first time I tried roasted bell pepper and it was so delicious, I will have to incorporate them in many more recipes! Also the combination with the bbq Tempeh and Avocado is heavenly!
Heavenly good! Really nice for the summer days, when you need a delish sando to bite in!
Recette testée 2 fois en remplaçant la tomate par des lanières de carottes, c'est vraiment très bon et facile à faire. La seconde fois, j'ai fait mariné le tempeh dans un mélange de sauce chipotle et de ketchup et ça fonctionne aussi très bien. En devenant vegan il y a quelques années je n'aimais pas vraiment le tempeh mais avec l'expérience j'ai fini par me régaler et je pense que cette recette est une super idée pour ceux qui hésitent à tester !
It was good and nice to make the tofu the day before (I didn't have tempeh), very tasty, crunchy, all good and was appreciated by the three people who got one for meal!
This is the best vegan sandwich! Simply delicious and a must try if you have not already.
delicious and easy!
I love it
Swapped the tempeh with tofu. Was absolutely amazing!
In love! This is so good! Definitely boil the tempeh before marinating. It does make a world of difference! We’ve had this twice - as written, with mayo and mustard, and, without the avocado nor roasted pepper. Both were really good. This is now in my favourites for work and for camping!
This has become a household favorite and is on our weekly rotation. So delicious! 😋
Turned out great!
Thanks
This is so tasty. We didn't have any avocado in so we will have to try it again soon with some. Great lunch option. Thank you.
This is so incredibly delicious.
Made this two time this week to take with me to the office. My non-veggie colleague was drooling the first time and couldn’t believe it was plantbased.
So for the second day I made an extra sandwich for her to try. She absolutely loved it and devoured her sandwich.
Let her see the app and your YouTube channel and she was amazed by how many good looking plantbased recipes there are. She is going to try to eat less meat and try some of your recipes.
This was my first time trying tempeh and I found pre-prepared smokey bacon flavored tempeh at my local grocery store so I was able to skip the tempeh prep. Didn’t know if I’d like it but this was so delicious! Almost didn’t get the roasted red peppers but I’m so glad I did because they add so much yummy flavor. Another favorite added to the books! Will make again and bring to work for lunch tomorrow. Thank you!
Very good😋
Made it with chickpea-tempeh.
So much easier than how I normally make tempeh bacon. Yum!
P.S. This app is simply phenomenal. I have watched your YouTube videos for years but only followed a recipe once or twice (I love the videos, but it’s just not my favorite format for cooking). Now, practically every meal my family eats is coming from the app. It is so intuitive, and I absolutely love the Nourish feature. On top of that, every single recipe has been delicious! Thank you, PUL team.
Wow, these were divine! A good bbq sauce and heirloom tomato are taste elevators. Definitely toast your bread for extra texture. Best use of tempeh!
Had this for lunch today, it was really delicious. I got the tempeh ready yesterday so it marinated overnight last night in the BBQ sauce and it was so easy to make today 💕
We aren’t forcing our kids to try anything plant based they don’t want to try - but they both could smell this and wanted to try it for lunch as well and they both loved it, so this will be the first meal I can make for all four of us - hopefully more will come along as I learn! Thanks Sadia 💕
This was very good.
Yum! I baked the tempeh because I was feeling lazy, and it turned out great! Thank you for the recipe! <3
So delicious!! Made it for my family and they loved. I will definitely be making it again 🤩
The most delicious bbq flavoured sandwich I've had 😀!
Really easy to make too :)
My go-to lunch!! Thank you for the recipe ❤️
Made this sandwich for Sunday breakfast and it was delicious! I skipped the tempeh boiling part and let it marinade overnight. I'm so looking forward to having leftovers tomorrow 😋
Delicious!!
Fresh, light and delicious but still filling. It was easy and quick to make. I didn't boil the tempeh but didn't find it bitter at all, it wasn't crispy but I also didn't have the patience to wait 😂
So fast and delicious! The perfect lunch sandwich. The avocado makes it filling and helped me stay full for longer than usual!
I love these! Healthy, delicious and easy to put together!
I skipped the boiling step and I found it delicious still! I couldn't get the tempeh to be as crispy as I wanted but will try cutting the pieces thinner next time, still tasted fantastic.