Do you have a go to meal? I really don’t have anything specific but when Im looking for a good protein kick I will make this one.

This meal is full of protein and amino acids. Tons of nutrients and vitamins.

Tempeh. Traditional Indonesian food made from fermented pressed soybean. You can sometimes find it in soybeans and wheat also. This is an amazing food staple. It is very high in protein. For aprox 100g of tempeh offers 19g of protein. Some of the many benefits of this soybean offers a good source of iron, magnesium, Niacin, manganese, Riboflavin and Calcium just to mention a few.

Tempeh has a slightly nutty taste and the texture can be a bit chewy, dry and firm. It will take on any flavour you want to marinade it in and can be cooked either, steamed, fried, baked or sautéd for starters.

This is such a versatile product that you can incorporate it into many meals.

Now Quinoa is another good source of protein. One cup offers aprox 8g of protein and is considered to be a sacred ancient grain by the Inca People. It is gluten free and is also considered to be a pseudocereal grain like Buckwheat and Amaranth.

It is known to be a super food since it contains all 9 essential amino acids. It is a powerful anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory. It is full of nutrients and vitamins such as copper, iron, magnesium, potassium, manganess, phosphorus and fibre.

This is definitely worth adding into your post work out meals.

The combination of both tempeh and quinoa gives me what I need in almost half my daily value of protein. My meal consist of aprox 54g of protein alone in this meal.

Simple to make and easy to prep.

Vegan Post Workout Meal

Chef Perry

Fuel Back Up with All 9 amino acids and high protein.

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Course lunch, Main Course, Salad

Ingredients

  

• 2 cups cooked quinoa follow stove top directions. Usually 1 cup quinoa to 2 cups water
• 200 grams tempeh
• 1/2 cup BBq Sauce of choice
• 1/2 red pepper cut into small cubes aprox. 1/4 in x 1/4 in
• 2 scallions diced
• 1 cup loose cilantro chop into small pieces
• 4 tbs Italian salad dressing make sure its vegan
• 2 pinches dried parsly
• 2 pinches sea salt
• 2 pinches ground cracked black pepper
• 2 tbs pickled turnip chopped

Instructions

 

• Pre heat oven to 350 F
• Cut the tempeh into 1/4 inch thick slices evenly
• Lightly spread some of the bbq sauce on the bottom of a baking pan.

  Mix the tempeh with the remaining bbq sauce and make sure they are all coated with the sauce.
• Place each piece of tempeh onto the baking pan and place into the oven of aprox 25 minutes. Flip pieces over after 15 minutes and cook the remainder of the time.
• Add cooked quinoa into a mixing bowl
  
• add the remaining ingredients all together except for a pinch of the salt and pinch of pepper.

  Give it a good stir and blend all the ingredients together.

  Note: You can eat this warm or cold. I made mine the night before so I left it cold. It makes for a great salad on its own as well.
• Place quinoa salad on the plate and spread evenly.
  
• Remove the tempeh when it is finished baking and add on top of the quinoa.
• Top with last pinch of salt and pepper and enjoy.

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