Tempeh Gyros

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Description

Traditional seasonings, traditional taste, traditional food. A meal your whole family will love. Authentic Greek cooking at its finest. I only use non-GMO organic silken tofu.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup vegetable broth
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons ground thyme
  • 1 ½ teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 (8 ounce) package tempeh
  • 4 (6 inch) whole-wheat pitas
  • 1 dash pink Himalayan salt
  • 1 dash ground black pepper
  • 2 small cucumbers, peeled and grated
  • 1 (12.3 ounce) package silken tofu
  • 1 tablespoon (packed) fresh dill
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh garlic
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tomatoes, sliced
  • ½ red onion, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. Combine vegetable broth
  2. soy sauce
  3. lemon juice
  4. oregano
  5. thyme
  6. 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic
  7. Himalayan salt
  8. and dash of pepper in a large bowl.
  9. Bring a saucepan of water to a boil. Cut tempeh in half and add to the boiling water. Boil for 10 minutes to remove any bitter taste. Transfer tempeh to a cutting board and allow to cool slightly.
  10. Cut tempeh into 1/4-inch slices and place them in the vegetable broth marinade. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator 8 hours to overnight
  11. stirring occasionally to be sure tempeh is covered with marinade.
  12. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  13. Transfer marinated tempeh slices to the prepared baking sheet.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven
  15. turning halfway through
  16. until golden brown and beginning to crisp at the edges
  17. 30 to 35 minutes.
  18. Place pitas in the hot oven until warmed through
  19. 3 to 5 minutes.
  20. Squeeze excess water from cucumbers using a paper towel. Place tofu
  21. cucumbers
  22. dill
  23. 1 teaspoon garlic
  24. salt
  25. and pepper in a food processor. Blend until tzatziki is well mixed. Adjust seasonings if desired.
  26. Assemble a gyro by placing 1/4 of tempeh slices
  27. tomatoes
  28. and red onions on top of a pita. Cover with tzatziki. Repeat with remaining tempeh
  29. tomatoes
  30. onion
  31. and pita.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 48 mins

Total Time: 9 hrs 8 mins

Servings: 4

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