Sesame Tempeh Sticks with Apricot Dipping Sauce

Makes 10 servings

These crispy plant-forward party snacks just happen to be vegetarian and vegan, so they’re the perfect recipe for every crowd! For some heat, add a light smear of Korean gochujang before rolling.

Ingredients

Filling

  • 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds, divided use
  • 10 oz tempeh
  • 1/2 cup chopped scallions
  • 1 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons peeled and minced ginger
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 6 sheets phyllo dough
  • 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
  • Egg wash, as needed
  • Pinch kosher salt

Apricot Dipping Sauce

  • 1/2 cup apricot preserves (no sugar added and all fruit)
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon peeled and minced ginger

Directions

  1. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a blender or food processor, blend 1 tablespoons of the sesame seeds, tempeh, scallions, sesame oil, soy sauce, cornstarch, ginger, and garlic until the mixture forms a coarse paste.
  3. Cover the phyllo dough with plastic wrap and then a dampened kitchen towel. Remove only 1 sheet of phyllo at a time as you work, to prevent the phyllo from drying out.
  4. Brush 1 sheet of phyllo dough generously with grapeseed oil. Stack another sheet on top and brush with oil again. Repeat with 1 last piece of phyllo.
  5. Cut the stack of phyllo in half lengthwise, and then arrange one half with a long side nearest you.
  6. With dampened fingers, shape about 3 tablespoons of the filling mixture into a narrow rope along the edge nearest you, then roll up the paste tightly in the phyllo to form a long, thin roll.
  7. Repeat with the other half of the phyllo stack, and then repeat the whole process with the remaining 3 sheets of phyllo dough.
  8. Lightly brush the top of the sticks with egg wash, and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sesame seeds and kosher salt.
  9. Using a sharp knife, cut each roll into 5 sticks and place, seam side down, onto the prepared sheet pan. Bake until the phyllo is golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool slightly.
  10. In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the dipping sauce. Serve the sticks warm with the dipping sauce.

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Sesame Tempeh Sticks with Apricot Dipping Sauce

Sesame Tempeh Sticks with Apricot Dipping Sauce
Makes 10 servings These crispy plant-forward party snacks just happen to be vegetarian and vegan, so they're the perfect recipe for every crowd! For some heat, add a light smear of Korean gochujang before rolling.

Ingredients

Filling
  • 3 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds, divided use
  • 10 oz tempeh
  • 1/2 cup chopped scallions
  • 1 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons peeled and minced ginger
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 6 sheets phyllo dough
  • 1/4 cup grapeseed oil
  • Egg wash, as needed
  • Pinch kosher salt
Apricot Dipping Sauce
  • 1/2 cup apricot preserves (no sugar added and all fruit)
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon peeled and minced ginger

Directions

  1. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a blender or food processor, blend 1 tablespoons of the sesame seeds, tempeh, scallions, sesame oil, soy sauce, cornstarch, ginger, and garlic until the mixture forms a coarse paste.
  3. Cover the phyllo dough with plastic wrap and then a dampened kitchen towel. Remove only 1 sheet of phyllo at a time as you work, to prevent the phyllo from drying out.
  4. Brush 1 sheet of phyllo dough generously with grapeseed oil. Stack another sheet on top and brush with oil again. Repeat with 1 last piece of phyllo.
  5. Cut the stack of phyllo in half lengthwise, and then arrange one half with a long side nearest you.
  6. With dampened fingers, shape about 3 tablespoons of the filling mixture into a narrow rope along the edge nearest you, then roll up the paste tightly in the phyllo to form a long, thin roll.
  7. Repeat with the other half of the phyllo stack, and then repeat the whole process with the remaining 3 sheets of phyllo dough.
  8. Lightly brush the top of the sticks with egg wash, and sprinkle with the remaining 2 tablespoons of sesame seeds and kosher salt.
  9. Using a sharp knife, cut each roll into 5 sticks and place, seam side down, onto the prepared sheet pan. Bake until the phyllo is golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool slightly.
  10. In a small bowl, combine the ingredients for the dipping sauce. Serve the sticks warm with the dipping sauce.

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