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Turmeric Black Pepper Tempeh

By Ali Slagle

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Turmeric and black pepper tempeh over white rice with herbs.
Photo by Mark Weinberg

This quick glazed tempeh with fresh herbs is delicious over rice with shallots, but you can also tuck it into lettuce cups or serve with rice noodles if you prefer. The glaze is also good on ground chicken, cubed chicken thighs, or tofu. For crunch, consider topping with fried shallots or fried garlic, sprouts, peanuts, or cashews.

This recipe was excerpted from 'I Dream of Dinner' by Ali Slagle. Buy the full book on Amazon. This book was selected as one of the best cookbooks of 2022.

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