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Peanut Sauce Stir Fry with Tempeh Skewers

Peanut sauce brings this stirfry to life. Once you prepare this sauce, it can be incorporated into a variety of recipes like dipping sauce for spring rolls and dumplings, a condiment on veggie or chicken burger, a salad dressing or a sauce on a Thai pizza.

 Recipe By:  Dawn Jackson-Blatner, RD

 

Ingredients

Peanut Sauce
5 Tablespoons natural peanut butter (smooth or chunky)
5 Tablespoons warm water
1 Tablespoon seasoned brown rice vinegar
1 Tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 Tablespoon raw honey
Dash of cayenne pepper

Stirfry and Skewers
6 cups chopped broccoli
2 cups sliced carrots
2 cups sliced red bell pepper
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 package (8 oz) tempeh, cut into 8 pieces, widthwise
8 wooden skewers
2 green onions, chopped

 

Directions

1. Whisk peanut sauce ingredients until smooth.
2. In pan, sauté 6 tablespoons peanut sauce with broccoli, carrots, bell pepper for 6 to 8 minutes, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in cooked brown rice.
3. Steam tempeh pieces for 8 minutes, until tender. Put each piece on a skewer and brush pwith eanut sauce.
4. For each serving: Plate 2 cups stirfry and 2 skewers. Sprinkle with green onions.

Serves: 4

Nutrition Facts:  Recipe Link