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Spicy Chipotle Tempeh Tacos with Green Apple Slaw

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4.75 from 4 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Marinating Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 45 minutes
Yield 4 servings + 5 cups slaw
Category Lunch/Dinner
Cuisine Mexican
Author Lauren Grant

Description

These vegetarian Chipotle Tempeh Tacos are smoky, spicy, and incredibly satisfying. The tempeh is marinated in a sweet and spicy sauce, gets baked to perfection, then is piled into tortillas with a fresh, crisp green apple slaw. This is healthy eating at its finest.

Ingredients

Tempeh

  • 8 ounces tempeh
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 chipotle chili in adobo, minced
  • 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons honey or pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
  • kosher salt and black pepper

Slaw

  • 1 lime zested and juiced
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil
  • 3 teaspoons honey or pure maple syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon grated fresh garlic
  • 3 cups thinly sliced napa cabbage
  • 1 cup julienned Granny Smith apple
  • ¾ cup halved and thinly sliced red onion
  • ¼ cup halved, seeded, and thinly sliced jalapeño
  • ¼ cup roughly chopped parsley
  • ¼ cup roughly chopped cilantro

To Serve

  • 6-inch corn or flour tortillas
  • 1 avocado, thinly sliced
  • Greek yogurt or cashew cream
  • Lime wedges

Instructions

Tempeh

  • Fill a skillet with 1-inch of water and add tempeh. Bring water to a simmer over medium heat and cook tempeh 12 minutes, flipping once halfway through. Remove tempeh, pat dry, then transfer to a cutting board. Slice tempeh in half lengthwise (into two thin halves) then cut each rectangle into 16 bite-sized pieces.
  • Whisk oil, chipotle, adobo, lime juice, honey, garlic, and ½ teaspoon salt together; add tempeh pieces and toss to coat. Cover tempeh and refrigerate at least 2 hours, or up to 24, stirring occasionally.
    Photograph of tempeh marinated in a red sauce in a cream-colored bowl
  • Heat oven to 375°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Arrange tempeh on sheet in an even layer, and bake until tempeh is caramelized and deep golden brown, about 25 minutes, flipping halfway through. Remove from oven and cool slightly.

Slaw

  • Whisk together 2 tablespoons lime juice, vinegar, oil, honey, 1 teaspoon lime zest, and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Add cabbage, apple, onion, jalapeño, parsley, and cilantro; toss to coat. Chill until ready to serve.
    Overhead photo of green apple slaw in a small metal cup

To Serve

  • Lightly toast tortillas over an open flame on stove top or under broiler just until warm and charred on both sides. Scoop slaw into tortilla, arrange 4–5 tempeh pieces over slaw, top with avocado slices, greek yogurt or cashew cream, and additional herbs. Serve with lime wedges.

Notes

Prep and cook time does not include marinating time. Allow for at least 2 hours marinating time, but the longer the better.

Nutrition

Calories: 259kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 12gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 575mgFiber: 3gSugar: 18g
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