Vegan Tempeh Reuben
I have always had a special place in my heart for a Reuben sandwich and was inspired to make this healthy plant-based Reuben version after having a vegan sandwich in a local cafe. I've gone all out with the homemade elements layering my recipes for gluten-free buckwheat bread, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing with the smokey salted goodness of the tempeh and creamy cheese sauce. This sandwich brings the flavors you crave and makes for a truly healthy Reuben!
Ingredients
Tempeh
- 8 ounces tempeh
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp cracked pepper
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 tsp Bragg liquid aminos
- ¼ cup water
Cheese Spread
- ½ cup cashews soaked at least 1 hour
- 1 ½ tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp Bragg liquid aminos
- ¼ cup water
My Recipes for:
Instructions
Tempeh
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Slice the tempeh into thin slices lengthwise.
- Stir together tempeh sauce ingredients in a bowl and then pour into a small baking dish just big enough for the tempeh pieces to all lay flat in the sauce.
- Lay tempeh slices in the bottom of the baking dish with the sauce.
- Bake for 10 minutes, flip, and bake 10 more minutes.
Cheese Spread
- Add all cheese spread ingredients to a blender and blend until smooth.
Assembly
- Assemble sandwich by layering cheese spread, tempeh, sauerkraut and thousand island dressing between 2 slices of the buckwheat bread that has been lightly grilled on both sides.
Notes
If using my Buckwheat Bread recipe: I altered the recipe to taste like rye bread by adding 1 tablespoon molasses and 1 1/2 tablespoons of caraway seeds to the batter.
Nutrition information doesn’t include the thousand island dressing, buckwheat bread or sauerkraut.
Nutrition
Calories: 218kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 15gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gSodium: 11mgPotassium: 437mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 251IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 78mgIron: 3mg
I like sliced roasted beets to take the place of the “corned beef” in my Reuben sandwiches. Yum!
I can no longer get tempeh at either grocery store where I live. One used to carry it, but not anymore. ?
You can make tempeh! But granted, it takes time & ingredients you likely do not have.
https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-tempeh-cooking-lessons-from-the-kitchn-202369