Tempeh Salad

Recipe

--------TEMPEH SALAD-------- 1 tb Olive oil

2 tb Tamari

1 tb Cider vinegar

2 ea Garlic cloves, chopped

1 ea Block tempeh, cubed

1 c Spiral pasta

1/4 c Red onion, sliced

1/4 c Celery, sliced diagonally

1/2 c Red bell pepper, sliced into

-- thin strips 1/2 c Green bell pepper, diced

1 tb Chopped parsley

----------DRESSING---------- 2 tb Olive oil

1 tb Cider vinegar

1/8 ts Oregano

1 ea Garlic clove, crushed

1 tb Tamari

SALAD: Mix together the first four ingredients. Add tempeh & marinate for at least for 1 hour. Heat olive oil & half the tamari in skillet. Add tempeh & fry till crispy & brown on the outside. Cook pasta till al dente. Toss with remaining ingredients & temeph & set aside. DRESSING: Whisk together ingredients & chill. Add to the tempeh & vegetable mix. Toss & serve. Lew King, Owner of Alternatives, Oakville, shared at the Toronto Vegetarian Food Fair, September, 1993