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Tempeh and Green Bean Stir-Fry with Tamari and Ginger

Name: Tempeh and Green Bean Stir-Fry with Tamari and Ginger
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 130 g Tempeh, sliced 1 cm thick; 150 g Green beans; 80 g Red pepper; 4 tsp (20 g) Tamari; A thumb, in matchsticks Fresh ginger; 2 cloves, about 6 g Garlic; One, sliced Fresh red chilli; 1 tsp Rice vinegar; 8 g Rapeseed oil; 1 tsp (5 g) Sesame seeds

Tempeh slices fried until golden and tossed with green beans, red pepper, ginger, garlic and tamari. No rice and no gluten. 32 g of protein for 429 kcal.

Calories: 429kcal
Protein: 32g
Fat: 26g
Carbs: 23g

Per serving, makes 1. 15 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

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Tempeh and Green Bean Stir-Fry with Tamari and Ginger, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Tempeh and Green Bean Stir-Fry with Tamari and Ginger

Ingredients 1 to 6 for tempeh and green bean stir-fry with tamari and ginger arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 130 g Tempeh, sliced 1 cm thick. 150 g Green beans. 80 g Red pepper. 4 tsp (20 g) Tamari. A thumb, in matchsticks Fresh ginger. 2 cloves, about 6 g Garlic

Ingredients 7 to 10 for tempeh and green bean stir-fry with tamari and ginger arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 10. One, sliced Fresh red chilli. 1 tsp Rice vinegar. 8 g Rapeseed oil. 1 tsp (5 g) Sesame seeds

Tempeh and Green Bean Stir-Fry with Tamari and Ginger, preparation step 1: Fry the tempeh slices in the oil over a medium-high heat for three minutes a side until golden. Lift them out. — Step 1. Fry the tempeh slices in the oil over a medium-high heat for three minutes a side until golden. Lift them out.

Tempeh and Green Bean Stir-Fry with Tamari and Ginger, preparation step 2: Turn the heat up, add the beans and pepper and stir-fry for four minutes until the beans blister in places. — Step 2. Turn the heat up, add the beans and pepper and stir-fry for four minutes until the beans blister in places.

Tempeh and Green Bean Stir-Fry with Tamari and Ginger, preparation step 3: Add the ginger, garlic and chilli for thirty seconds, then the tamari and vinegar with a splash of water. — Step 3. Add the ginger, garlic and chilli for thirty seconds, then the tamari and vinegar with a splash of water.

The finished tempeh and green bean stir-fry with tamari and ginger. — Step 4. Return the tempeh, toss for a minute, and finish with the sesame seeds.

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Ingredients

Tempeh, sliced 1 cm thick130 g
Green beans150 g
Red pepper80 g
Tamari4 tsp (20 g)
Fresh gingerA thumb, in matchsticks
Garlic2 cloves, about 6 g
Fresh red chilliOne, sliced
Rice vinegar1 tsp
Rapeseed oil8 g
Sesame seeds1 tsp (5 g)

Method

Fry the tempeh slices in the oil over a medium-high heat for three minutes a side until golden. Lift them out.
Turn the heat up, add the beans and pepper and stir-fry for four minutes until the beans blister in places.
Add the ginger, garlic and chilli for thirty seconds, then the tamari and vinegar with a splash of water.
Return the tempeh, toss for a minute, and finish with the sesame seeds.

Worth knowing

Without rice this sits at 429 kcal. Add 150 g of cooked rice and it is about 620, so the decision is worth making on purpose.
Tempeh does not need pressing the way tofu does. It goes straight from the packet to the pan and browns in the oil.

Other dinner recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every dinner between 300 and 450 calories a serving.

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