[My Own] RECIPE! - Pan-Seared Tempeh with Carmelized Onions + Seasoned Quinoa

Mmm, mmm, GOOD!

Sometimes I am too darn lazy to seek out a recipe in one of my many cookbooks, because I have been avoiding grocery shopping, trying to live off of my staples, and only buying fresh produce and almond milk. This was one week that I was really good at that! This meal is my very own, I-thought-it-up-while-reading-a-transcript bona-fide original.

It tastes even better the next day with extra hot sauce!

PAN-SEARED TEMPEH

Ingredients
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 small onion, coarsely chopped (you can use pretty much as much as you want)
1 8-oz package tempeh, cut into 1/4 inch thick slices (at Publix or Whole Foods... like $3 a package, I used a coupon)
Bragg Liquid Aminos, to taste (tastes JUST like soy sauce but is very good for you)
hot sauce of choice, to taste (I LOVE TEXAS PETE!)
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 tbsp lime juice

Directions
1. Heat the oil over medium heat in a medium skillet.
2. Add the onion and fry for 3-4 minutes, stirring and reducing the heat as necessary.
3. Shake the Bragg Liquid Aminos all over the onions and coconut oil.
4. Add the tempeh into the skillet, cook for 4-5 minutes, turning the tempeh to cook evenly and stirring the onions to prevent burning
5. Shake the Texas Pete (or your own hot sauce of choice) to taste over the onions and tempeh.
6. Once the onions are beginning to caramelize, reduce the heat to low and sprinkle the cilantro and lime juice over the top. Serve warm with a side of quinoa, prepared as follows...



SIMPLE SEASONED QUINOA

Ingredients:
1 cup organic quinoa (rinsed if not rinsed already)
2 cups water
2 tsp or more of Vegebase   (I use this to make veggie broth, if you don't have it... buy it! And in the meantime, use regular veggie broth)
1/2 tsp sea salt

Directions:
1. Combine all ingredients into a medium, deep-sided skillet with a lid.
2. Bring to a boil over high heat.
3. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and let cook for about 15 minutes until the spiral "tails" of the quinoa are visible and the liquid is mostly absorbed.

SERVE and ENJOY! I think next time I will serve it with a wedge of lime :)

I don't have nutrition facts on this meal, but it is very high in fiber, protein, iron and essential amino acids.