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!
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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.