Smokey Tempeh Sliders

These Smokey Tempeh Sliders are a tasty and vegan take on regular sliders. The marinated tempeh is grilled until it's just right, and it goes well with a spicy mayo sauce for a smokey, tasty bite.

Ingredients:

• 8 small slider buns
• 8 slices of tempeh
• 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
• 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1/4 cup vegan mayo
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha sauce
• Lettuce leaves
• Sliced tomatoes
• Sliced red onion
• Pickles

Instructions:

To make a marinade, mix the liquid smoke, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper in a small bowl

Put the tempeh slices in a small dish and cover them with the marinade

Turn them over a few times during the 30 minutes of marinating

Set a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat to get it hot

The tempeh slices should be grilled for three to four minutes on each side, or until they have nice grill marks and are hot all the way through

Stir the Sriracha sauce and vegan mayo together in a small bowl while the tempeh is cooking

This will make a spicy mayo

Put the slider buns on the grill and toast them for one to two minutes, until they are just barely golden

Spread a lot of spicy mayo on the bottom bun of each slider

Then, add a lettuce leaf, a slice of grilled tempeh, a tomato slice, red onion, and pickles

Use a toothpick to hold the other half of the bun on top

Smoked Tempeh Sliders are great when they're new and hot