Rice and Spinach with Marinated Tempeh

Name: Rice and Spinach with Marinated Tempeh
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 1 tsp salt; 1 unit onion; 3 clove garlic; 1 pinch black pepper; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 unit lemon; 1 cup rice; 3 tbsp soy sauce; 1 unit cayenne pepper; 2 tbsp agave syrup; 4 oz spinach; 9 oz tempeh; 3 tbsp olive oil

ekilu Team

“ Have you ever tried tempeh before? It's a tasty Asian ingredient that is part of the tofu family and is a surefire way to impress your friends. Serve it alongside white rice and spinach and you'll instantly fall in love with this dish! ”

ingredients

Difficulty

Medium

Time

20'

Fresh ingredients

onion

1 unit

garlic

3 cloves

water

1/2 cup

lemon

1/2 unit

spinach

4 oz

tempeh

9 oz

Pantry ingredients

salt

1 tsp

black pepper

1 pinch

rice

1 cup

soy sauce

3 tbsp

cayenne pepper

1 unit

agave syrup

2 tbsp

olive oil

3 tbsp

Instructions

Add one tablespoon of olive oil in a pot, and when it's hot, add the sliced clove of garlic. When the garlic begins to color, add 1 cup of rice. Mix for a couple of minutes and then pour in 2 cups of hot water with a teaspoon of salt. Cook over high heat for 7 minutes and then low heat for 8 more minutes. If during this time the rice absorbed all of the water and it's still hard, add more water. Let it stand.

Cut the tempeh into cubes about less than an inch thick.

Mix the rest of the ingredients together in a bowl: the agave syrup, soy sauce, juice from half of a lemon, 2 chopped cloves of garlic, crushed cayenne, chopped onion, oil, water and a pinch of salt and pepper.

Place the cubed tempeh into the bowl with the rest of the ingredients, stir and let it marinate (the longer it marinates, the tastier it'll be, but if you can't wait for very long, 5 minutes is enough).

Heat up a pan or skillet to medium heat and place the contents from the bowl. Stir frequently for about 10 minutes (or until you see that it's golden).

In a separate bowl, place the rice, tempeh and a handful of fresh spinach. Enjoy!