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Vegetarian Tempeh Kabobs with Hot Pepper Jelly Marinade + A Blogcation

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For months now I have been seeing other bloggers posting about their delicious Summer grilling creations.  And for months now I have been incredibly jealous.  You see, I do not own a grill.  So, all of those recipes for grilled pizzas, kabobs, and Summertime vegetables (like sweet corn!) have all just been a mere dream to me.  That is until I “stole” my parents panini press the last time that I was home.  They had not used it since I left and they generously agreed to pass it off to me, knowing that I would likely get more use out of it.  “Grilling” pizza or sweet corn probably wouldn’t work all that well on a panini press, but do you know what does?  Kabobs!  Last week I was finally able to make the kabobs that I had been longing to make for months now, and let me just say…they were worth the wait!

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Vegetarian Tempeh Kabobs with Hot Pepper Jelly Marinade

Servings: 2

Ingredients

1/2 red bell pepper, cut into half-moons
1/2 green bell pepper, cut into half-moons
1/2 small red onion, cut into half-moons
4 oz white whole baby bella mushrooms, cut in half
1/2 small mango, cubed
8 oz block of tempeh, cubed
3 TB hot pepper jelly (I used the Trader Joe’s brand)
1/8 cups + 2 TB Bragg’s Liquid Aminos (or low-sodium soy sauce)
7 wooden kabob skewers
olive oil cooking spray

Directions

1. Prepare Vegetables, mango, and tempeh.

2. Place the vegetables, mango, and tempeh onto the wooden kabob skewers.

3. Whisk together the pepper jelly and the Liquid Aminos until well-combined.

4. Heat a grill or a panini press (on medium-high heat).  Spray with olive oil cooking spray.  Place the kabobs onto the “grill” and brush them with the marinade.

5. Cook the kabobs for approximately 20 minutes, or until golden brown.  Continue to brush the kabobs with additional marinade and spray with additional olive oil spray to prevent sticking, if necessary.

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6. Plate up the kabobs and admire how pretty and colorful they are ;).

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The combination of the nutty-flavored tempeh with the spicy vegetables and sweet fruit was absolutely delicious.  And the hot pepper jelly marinade?  Well, that really put these veggie kabobs over the top.  Don’t worry, the marinade is definitely much more sweet/salty than it is spicy, so even if you aren’t much of a fan of hot foods, you will certainly still enjoy these.

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I ate my kabobs for dinner last Saturday night and then reheated them for lunch at work that Monday.  Now I only wish that I had more leftovers.  These were good!  The only thing that was not so good was the disaster of a panini maker that I had to clean up afterwards.  It literally took me about 15 minutes to get that sucker cleaned.  I suppose this is when having a grill would be much nicer.  But hey, you work with what you have!  And I suppose that the plus side of using a panini maker is that you can make kabobs all year round.  Guess who is going to be eating kabobs in the middle of Winter?  This girl!

A Blogcation

Now before I go, I am going to say “goodbye” to all of you for a couple of weeks.  I took a blogcation a few months back and found it very physically and mentally refreshing.  As a result, I have decided to take a few blogcations throughout each year.  It is that time again, and beginning tomorrow I will be on a “blogcation” away from my blog and the blogging world.  I will likely still visit some other blogs during some downtime, but comments on mine and other blogs will be few and far between.  I need to take this time to disconnect a bit and have some “me time.”  I was originally only planning on being away for a week, but I had so many awesome bloggers volunteer to write guest posts for me….so, I will now be taking a TWO WEEK long blogcation.  But don’t worry, my guest bloggers have some fabulous recipes coming your way!  This really could not come at a better time, as I work as an academic advisor at a college and our Fall term begins the 26th.  Therefore, these next two weeks are going to be crazy busy for me at work.  I have a feeling the last thing that I am going to want to do is come home to my computer after a long day of work.  So, over these next couple of weeks I may drop by your blog from time to time and I hope that you will continue to stop by mine.  Trust me, you do not want to miss out on the recipes that are to come!  See you all on Monday, the 26th! 🙂

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  • Julia @ Basket of Juls August 11, 2013, 10:40 am
    Thanks for sharing this recipe. Adding mango to the skewers seems like such a great idea! Have a good blogcation and good luck with the beginning of the year! :)
  • Lucie@FitSwissChick August 11, 2013, 12:37 pm
    What a genius idea to grill kabobs on the panini press! Even though the cleaning is annoying, they look superdelicious! And so good for you to take a blogication. Me-Time is needed sometimes and it sounds that you will be busy too! I am going to miss you but definitely will check out the guest posts!
  • IHeartVegetables August 11, 2013, 1:11 pm
    Yum!! Those sound so good! Have an amazing vacation!
  • Kelly @ hidden fruits and veggies August 11, 2013, 3:04 pm
    Love the addition of mango on these! Enjoy your blogcation :)
  • Erica @ For the Sake of Cake August 11, 2013, 4:19 pm
    Enjoy your "time off"--I should definitely do that! :-)
  • Meredith August 11, 2013, 5:07 pm
    Yum! Great idea to use the panini maker too :) Enjoy your blog break, you deserve it! looking forward to your guest bloggers : -)
  • Angela August 11, 2013, 7:30 pm
    I'll definitely miss your scrumptious recipes! Please don't forget to come back lol!
  • Marisa @ Uproot from Oregon August 11, 2013, 8:47 pm
    I love this idea- except what a pain to clean! I also am stuck without a grill and am so jealous when people post delicious looking recipes for the grill. Looking forward to the guest posts but also to having you back in a few weeks!
  • makingthymeforhealth August 11, 2013, 9:19 pm
    You definitely don't need a grill to "grill"! I use a cast iron grill pan on my stove all the time and it works great. I would have never thought to use a Panini grill but it looks like it worked great. I love kabobs and tempeh so these are right up my alley! I hope you have a relaxing two weeks! I know how exhausting blogging can be when working full-time- you deserve a break! Can't wait to see what guest posts you have lined up!
    • cleaneatingveggiegirl August 12, 2013, 7:27 am
      It sure can be, but I think that a break will be just what I need! :) And I should probably invest in a cast iron grill pan. I have a feeling that would get used a lot!
  • jumpeatrun August 11, 2013, 9:34 pm
    Love kabobs!! Anything on a stick is so much more fun to eat :)
  • jessielovestorun August 12, 2013, 1:39 am
    Two weeks?! Ah! We're all going to miss you tons while your gone. Enjoy your blogcation though :)
  • Jan @ Sprouts n Squats August 12, 2013, 6:14 am
    Yum these look great!! Love that you used a panini press! :) Enjoy your time off, thanks for letting me guest post!
  • Ashley August 12, 2013, 7:12 am
    Love that you used hot pepper jelly on these! Enjoy your blogcation!!
  • hisnhershealthynhappy August 12, 2013, 2:34 pm
    These kabobs look SO good! Cant wati to try them Im a sucker for sweet and spicy. Have a good vacay girl!
  • Oh My Veggies (@ohmyveggies) August 12, 2013, 7:30 pm
    I love the idea of using hot pepper jelly as a marinade. I always want to buy hot pepper jelly, but then I wonder what I'd do with it. ;) Enjoy your time off!

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