Having lived in Indonesia I love tempeh and it works really well with the Middle Eastern flavours of sumac and zatar. I needs to be fried a little with the spices before popping it in the oven for a final roasting.
You could use a firm tofu here but just stir fry it in the pan without the baking in the oven.
Serves 2.
Ingredients
200g tempeh
50ml oil
1 small red onion, sliced finely
1 garlic clove, sliced finely
2 teaspoons sumac
3 teaspoons zatar
1 small capsicum, sliced into strips
a few thin slices of lime
salt and pepper
Method
Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Centigrade.
In an oven proof pan, heat the oil gently.
Add the onion and cook slowly until the onion is soft, add the garlic, sumac and two teaspoons of zatar and cook for one minute until fragrant.
Turn the heat up to high and add the tempeh, cook for one minute stirring well.
Add the capsicum and stir through.
Top with the lime slices.
Pop the pan into the oven and bake for 15 minutes until the capsicum is beginning to colour.
Cooking Up The Pantry 
What a great combination of flavours. Off to buy some tempeh.
Enjoy Peggy, I love tempeh! 🙂 Ros
Looking good! I have to bars of tempe in the fridge, I just need to find where can I get the sumac and zatar 😄
Hope you manage to find the sumac and zatar zbethz, they go so well with tempeh! 🙂 Ros
Sumac and zatar are staples in my spice cabinet. Thanks for a new recipe!
Gina
My absolute pleasure Gina! 🙂 Ros
Hi Ros, It’s quite an array of exotic dishes recipes you have in your website 🙂
It’s been some times since the last time I ate tempe and I miss it dearly!
Thanks Olivia! I love tempeh but unfortunately the rest of my family aren’t big fans so we don’t have it often enough for my liking! 🙂 Ros