Friday, December 31, 2010

Totally Tasty Nori and Tempeh Salad

I just made this up with stuff I had around. I have a lot of stuff around. The family and I wolfed it down. Since I make enough for 6 people, feel free to half this or just use your own judgement on how much to make. The measurements for me are thrown together without measuring, so these are approximate.

Ingredients
2 packages of 5 grain or plain tempeh, broken up
1/2 cup more or less of Nori shredded in the food processor
1 teaspoon of Real Salt (Ancient Mineral Salt with naturally occurring iodine)
2 tablespoons of Nutritional Yeast (with the B12)
2 medium carrots chopped fine in the food processor
1 bunch of scallions/green onions cut with scissors in 1/4 inch lengths (total about 1 1/2 cups of scallions)
1 lime to make 4 wedges
3-4 tablespoons of rice vinegar
2-3 tablespoons (more or less) of Veganaise made with grapeseed oil
1 teaspoon of granulated garlic or fresh minced garlic. (1/8 of teaspoon = 1 tooth of fresh)
1-2 cucumbers sliced for the "crackers"

Instructions:
Cook the tempeh with a sprinkle of the salt and 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar on medium heat. Cook for about 5 minutes. Mix the rest of the ingredients, including the remaining rice vinegar and salt, in a big bowl. If you want to limit salt, you can just sprinkle it on top of the salad that you eat. You can add a little water (1 or 2 tablespoons) to extended the Veganaise, or add a little more or less to your taste.

Serve with fresh cucumber slices to use as crackers. Squeeze the limes on top after you assemble your "crackers".