My favorite sandwich

Okay, so perhaps simple recipes are not the most exciting things to post...But, I am such a junky for this sandwich and I really wanted to share it with you! It is smoky, spicy, healthy and the marinade for the tempeh would probably be good on anything else that you want to marinate. Literally, I am often tempted to use it on salad and dip bread in it...or maybe even eat it with a spoon...

This makes four sandwiches. Generally, I make them one at a time and the tempeh can sit in the marinade for 5 or so days without experiencing any major ill-effects. I've written this up as if you were making all the sandwiches at once.

Marinade
1/3 cup really good olive oil
1/3 cup shoyu
1/6 cup maple syrup
2 cloves roasted garlic
2 chipotle peppers in adobo
2 T fresh squeezed orange juice

Marinate the tempeh
Take one slab of your favorite brand of tempeh. Slice it into 5 strips and then slice those in half until you have 10 pieces of tempeh that are about 1/4" thick. Lay the tempeh in a flat, shallow dish and cover with the marinade. Refrigerate over night.

For the Sandwich
Marinated tempeh
1 cup oven roasted tomatoes
2 small zucchini
2 scallions, chopped
2 small radishes, sliced very thin
1 avocado
lime
handful of your favorite sprouts
8 slices of your favorite whole wheat, super savory bread. Toasted.

Slice the zucchini into long, thin slices. Toss the zucchini in olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper.

Heat a cast iron grill pan until it is screaming hot. (You can use a nonstick skillet) and brush it gently with olive oil. Grill/fry the tempeh until the outside begins to brown and caramelize. You should throw the zucchini on after the tempeh is done as it will take less than 1 minute to cook.

Mash the avocado with lime, salt and pepper. Mix in the scallions.

Spread the avocado on each piece of bread. Stack the grilled zucchini, roasted tomatoes, radish slices, tempeh and sprouts and smush into a sandwich.

You know what's really good with this? Beer. And, that carrot salad I posted the other day.