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Grilled Tempeh Kabobs

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Serves 4 to 6

Fresh spring vegetables and your choice of tempeh, meat, chicken or seafood are marinated in a tangy-sweet, citrus-honey marinade. Before grilling or baking, wrap the ends of the skewers with a small piece of aluminum foil. In spite of soaking, the skewers may still char on the grill. With options for grilling or oven roasting, these kabobs are a perfect fit for your day.

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups orange juice
1 cup olive oil
1/2 cup lime juice
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons honey
4 cloves garlic, crushed
24 (10- to 12-inch) skewers
2 pounds assorted vegetables, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces (zucchini, yellow squash, red and green bell peppers, red onion, cherry tomatoes, mushrooms)
1 pound tempeh, cubed

Method

In a large bowl whisk together orange juice, oil, lime juice, soy sauce, pepper, cumin, honey, and garlic until well blended to make a marinade. Place all vegetables into one or two bags. Place tempeh into a separate bag. Divide marinade equally among the bags, seal, and marinate in the refrigerator, turning the bags occasionally, for about 3 hours, or overnight.

Soak wooden skewers in water to cover for at least 1 hour.

Skewer all of your vegetables and tempeh on individual skewers. For example, thread only bell peppers on one skewer, only squash on another and only tempeh on the next. Since protein sources and vegetables cook at varying times, this will allow you to cook individual skewers until the items are sufficiently done (and eliminates burning one ingredient while trying to cook another). Discard remaining marinade. Wrap the ends of wooden skewers in a bit of aluminum foil.

Preheat the grill to 375°F (a medium-hot fire). Grill tempeh until charred in places, turning often, about 5 minutes. Grill vegetables until tender and slightly charred. Alternately, preheat the oven to 425°F. Arrange the skewers on a large rimmed nonstick baking sheet in a single layer. Bake tempeh about 10 minutes and bake vegetables until tender.

Transfer skewers to a platter as done and serve.

Nutrition

Per serving (about 13oz/357g-wt.): 450 calories (290 from fat), 33g total fat, 5g saturated fat, 20g protein, 26g total carbohydrate (3g dietary fiber, 10g sugar), 0mg cholesterol, 720mg sodium

Tags: American, Vegetarian, Dairy Free

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