Contains: Soy, Sesame
This Tempeh Rainbow Salad with Sticky Orange Glaze is exactly the kind of meal that makes gut healing feel less like chore and more like nourishment. It's vibrant, satisfying, and strategically designed to feed your beneficial bacteria back to health.
Prep
25m
Cook
25m
Serves
4
Difficulty
medium
For the Crispy Tempeh
Sticky Orange Sauce
For the Rainbow Salad
Sesame Dressing
340
Calories
20.6g
Protein
29.1g
Carbs
17.6g
Fat
6g
Fiber
893mg
Sodium
Per serving · Approximate values
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Cut the tempeh into bite-sized cubes. In a bowl, toss with corn starch and sesame oil until evenly coated.
Air fry the coated tempeh at 400°F for 20 minutes, shaking halfway through, until golden and crispy. Pan fry if you don't have an air fryer.
For the sticky orange sauce in a small bowl, whisk together orange juice, maple syrup, tamari, doenjang, sesame oil, minced garlic, chopped serrano pepper, and black pepper until well combined.
Prepare the salad base in a large bowl. Combine shredded kale (massage it first with olive oil to soften), grated carrot, edamame, and red cabbage. Toss to mix.
Combine the dressing in a small bowl. Whisk together tahini, water, lime juice, apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, and tamari until smooth. Add more water if needed to reach desired consistency.
To glaze the tempeh heat a medium pan over medium heat. Pour in the orange sauce and cook, stirring constantly, until it bubbles and begins to caramelize (about 3-5 minutes). Add the crispy tempeh and toss to coat completely in the sticky glaze.
To assemble divide the salad mixture into 3 meal prep containers. Top each with glazed tempeh. Store the sesame dressing separately and add just before eating.
Add probiotics. When ready to eat, drizzle with sesame dressing and add a generous spoonful of kimchi or sauerkraut to each container.
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