Homemade barbeque sauce, protein packed tempeh and veggies fill this mouthwatering bbq tempeh sandwich! So easy and makes a delicious dinner with your favorite side.
After the success of Tempeh Gyros, I wanted to find more uses for tempeh that would help fill the void of those meaty meals we no longer eat. I was craving BBQ sauce and thought why not? Following the same basic steps I used before, I prepared the tempeh to marinate in BBQ sauce overnight.
You Need This BBQ Sauce In Your Life!
I tried both the Annie’s Naturals Organic BBQ sauce we bought at the store and my own homemade recipe, which was inspired by this one I found online from Veg Kitchen. I changed the seasoning up a bit to fit our taste, added a few things and it turned out great! Definitely more of a tomato taste than sweet BBQ, but we liked it since we don’t like our BBQ to have too much sweetness.
And it got better as it cooked too! I omitted the olive oil from the recipe but feel free to put it back in, it may help crispen up your tempeh a little better too. We topped with some of our favorites like avocado, broccoli slaw and pickles but anything will go with these. The kids absolutely loved them and even asked me to give them leftovers for lunch at school the next day! Anytime my kids ask for more I know it’s a success!
More Delicious Vegan Sandwiches and Burgers You May Like;
- Down Home BBQ Burger
- The Ultimate Mexican Nacho Burger
- Butternut Squash And Apple Burger
- Cauliflower Hemp Burger
- Stuffed Veggies Bean Burger
Homemade barbeque sauce, protein packed tempeh and veggies fill this mouthwatering bbq tempeh sandwich! So easy and makes a delicious dinner with your favorite side.
- 1 package tempeh
- 4 sprouted wheat or gluten free buns
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup broccoli slaw or 4 pieces lettuce
- 4 sandwich sliced dill pickles optional
- any other toppings or condiments of choice
- 1 ½ cups tomato sauce
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 3 tablespoons Tamari
- 3 teaspoons smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon chopped garlic
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon olive oil optional
Make home made BBQ sauce marinade by mixing all ingredients in a deep dish. If using jarred then dump into a deep dish.
- Cut tempeh block in half. Bring a pot of water to a boil, place tempeh halves inside and boil for 10-15 minutes. This removed any bitter taste from the tempeh.
- Remove tempeh, and after it has cooled slice in half again length wise to make thinner patties. Place slices in marinade.
- Marinate overnight, mix up the tempeh slices every once in a while to make sure you have all of them covered with marinade.
Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Remove tempeh slices from the marinade and place on parchment lined cookie sheet. Make sure they are coated with sauce.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and beginning to crisp at the edges. Make sure you turn the slices over half way through.
- Once tempeh pieces are done, warm your buns in the oven for 3-5 minutes. Assemble sandwiches but placing tempeh slices, toppings, and any condiments on buns. Serve with asparagus fries (recipe) or any other sides you like!
- The sandwiches can be topped with any toppings you like. I got the broccoli slaw at Trader Joe’s but lettuce works great too. I also used some ketchup and hot/sweet mustard on ours.
- My homemade BBQ sauce has more of a tomato taste and is less “BBQ like” than traditional BBQ sauces, but we loved it.
- I left out the olive oil but adding it back in would help make the tempeh cook a little faster and crispier.
Laura says
Delicious flavors! I love this!
veggiesdontbite says
Thank you! It was a huge hit at home.
Valerie says
Thank you for sharing! This looks amazing. 😀 Pinned it to my recipes board!
veggiesdontbite says
Thank you! My boys loved this.
Erlene says
I’ve never cooked with tempeh, but I’m always looking for new ways to eat more meatless meals and this looks wonderful. would love if you shared it on the Friday Pin Fest link up party. mypinterventures.com
veggiesdontbite says
Thank you! I’m new to tempeh too but love what I’ve created so far. I’d love to share the recipe, just let me know how or feel free to link to it!
Aty Alfardiyati says
tempeh is my traditional food, here in indonesia they spell it as tempe (with no ‘h’).
if i sear or grill it, will the recipe work fine?
veggiesdontbite says
That’s so interesting to know! Thanks for sharing. Yes! You can absolutely grill it. I bet it would be even better!
Emily Kemp says
That bbq sauce sounds incredible <3