Vegan day 332: Tempeh surprise
Not having expectations can often lead to pleasant surprises.
I was closing my summer place for the winter. I knew that the kitchen and refrigerator were pretty well stocked with grains and legumes so I didn’t load up on groceries when I headed over. I made once stop and it was for greens– specifically SPINACH!
Just greens.. one item and it brought all the other whole foods to life. It was like a miracle dish. I didn’t think I had anything and it ended up being a beautifully balanced meal. This too would have been a good entree for the MYPLATE contest that I was thrilled to win first place in. My entree was a macro meal but this looks good too. It would have looked even better had I left the beans in for a shorter time. As I was preparing the tempeh surprise sauté, I must have mushed the beans a tad bit.
On a taste level, everything was on point!
- Brown rice cooked at a 1:2 rice to water ratio
- Tempeh that was in my refrigerator- sliced and sautéed
- Can of organic black beans on hand in case of a lazy cooking emergency
- Sun-dried tomatoes also from the refrigerator
- Spice city!
- The salad was prepped with spinach, cucumber, tomato… and artichokes from a can of organic artichokes that I had in the cabinet.
