TEMPEH AND BLUE CHEESE SALAD

Tempeh and Blue Cheese Salad image

If you like blue cheese, but never tried tempeh, you will never miss the chicken in this salad recipe.

Provided by La Panadera

Categories Salad

Time 50m

Yield 5

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package tempeh, cut into 1/2 inch squares
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
½ cup ranch salad dressing
1 tablespoon milk
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ teaspoon dried dill weed
1 (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 small red bell pepper, finely chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
½ small red onion, finely chopped
8 ounces shredded romaine lettuce
2 ounces crumbled blue cheese
¼ teaspoon salt, or to taste

Steps:

Place tempeh in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Steam for 20 minutes, then remove, and pat dry. When tempeh has finished steaming, heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add tempeh, and cook until browned, about 5 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate and allow to cool.
Whisk together ranch dressing, milk, garlic, dill, and salt in a large bowl. Add the cooled tempeh, drained garbanzo beans, bell pepper, celery, red onion, and romaine lettuce. Toss until the salad has been well coated in the dressing. Gently fold in the blue cheese, then season to taste with salt.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 393.5 calories, Carbohydrate 29.3 g, Cholesterol 15.2 mg, Fat 24.6 g, Fiber 5.5 g, Protein 16.4 g, SaturatedFat 5.6 g, Sodium 783.9 mg, Sugar 2.7 g