Lunch

Tempeh and Kale Rice Bowl with Peanut Dressing

Name: Tempeh and Kale Rice Bowl with Peanut Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 100 g Tempeh; 120 g Cooked brown rice; 60 g Kale; 60 g Carrot; 2 tsp (10 g) Peanut butter; 1 tbsp (15 g) Tamari; 5 g Rapeseed oil; Juice of a lime Lime juice; Half a chilli, sliced Fresh red chilli; A splash, for the dressing Water

Tempeh fried in tamari and chilli, over brown rice with kale and carrot in a peanut and lime dressing. Plant-based, 29 g of protein for 494 kcal.

Calories: 494kcal
Protein: 29g
Fat: 23g
Carbs: 47g

Per serving, makes 1. 20 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

Peanuts
Soya

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

Ingredients

Tempeh100 g
Firmer and nuttier than tofu and higher in protein at the same weight.
Cooked brown rice120 g
Cooked weight.
Kale60 g
Carrot60 g
Peanut butter2 tsp (10 g)
The kind that is peanuts and salt. Sweetened spreads carry more carbohydrate.
Tamari1 tbsp (15 g)
Rapeseed oil5 g
Lime juiceJuice of a lime
Fresh red chilliHalf a chilli, sliced
WaterA splash, for the dressing

Method

Whisk the peanut butter with half the tamari, half the lime juice and enough warm water to make it pour.
Cut the tempeh into 1 cm slices and fry them in the oil over a medium-high heat for three minutes a side until brown, then add the rest of the tamari and the chilli and toss for thirty seconds.
Strip the kale from its stalks, tear it, and massage it with the rest of the lime and a pinch of salt for a minute until it darkens and softens.
Rice in the bowl, the kale and carrot ribbons over, tempeh on top and the dressing spooned across.

Worth knowing

The peanut butter is measured in teaspoons because it is the densest thing in the bowl at 600 kcal per 100 g. Two teaspoons makes a dressing; a tablespoon makes a sauce and adds about 30 kcal.
Raw kale needs the lime and salt worked into it or it eats like a hedge. A minute of squeezing it in your hands is enough.

Other lunch recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every lunch between 450 and 600 calories a serving.

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