Millet Sesame-Crusted Tempeh Veggie Bowl with Sweet Peanut Sauce

Millet Sesame-Crusted Tempeh Veggie Bowl with Sweet Peanut Sauce

Preparation Time: 35 minutes

Cooking Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 70 minutes

Yield: 4

Category: Main Course

Author: Chef Marlene Watson Tara

Date Published: June 25, 2026

Ingredients

1 cup millet

2 cups filtered water

½ cup organic smooth unsalted peanut butter

1 tbsp tamari, for peanut sauce

1 tbsp brown rice vinegar

1 tbsp freshly squeezed ginger juice, for peanut sauce

1 clove garlic, for peanut sauce

¼ cup brown rice syrup, for peanut sauce

½ cup warm filtered water, for peanut sauce

200 g pack tempeh

2 tbsp tamari, for tempeh

2 garlic cloves, minced

1 tbsp freshly squeezed ginger juice, for tempeh

Juice of 1 lemon

2 tbsp brown rice syrup, for tempeh

¼ cup water

¼ cup white sesame seeds

Red radishes, thinly sliced, for garnish

Steamed greens, to serve

Description

A nourishing millet veggie bowl topped with sesame-crusted tempeh and a creamy sweet peanut sauce. The tempeh is marinated with tamari, garlic, ginger, lemon, and rice syrup, then baked until crisp and golden.

How-to? Steps

Step 1: Cook millet

Toast the millet in a dry saucepan over medium heat for 4–5 minutes until golden and fragrant. Add the water, stir, bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer covered for 15 minutes. Remove from heat and keep covered for another 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork.

Step 2: Make peanut sauce

Blend the peanut butter, tamari, brown rice vinegar, ginger juice, garlic, brown rice syrup, and warm water until creamy. Add more water for a thinner consistency and set aside.

Step 3: Marinate tempeh

Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F. Cut the tempeh into ½ inch slices and place in a flat glass dish. Whisk together tamari, garlic, ginger juice, lemon juice, brown rice syrup, and water, then pour over the tempeh. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Step 4: Coat tempeh

Put sesame seeds into a shallow bowl. Remove tempeh from the marinade and dip each side of each piece in sesame seeds.

Step 5: Bake tempeh

Place tempeh on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes, turn over, and bake another 10 minutes until crisp and golden.

Step 6: Serve

Serve on a bed of millet and steamed greens. Pour over peanut sauce and garnish with thinly sliced red radishes.