Air Fried Eggplant Tempeh Lettuce Tomato TLT Sandwich

This recipe is a must-try! I finally found the best alternatives to create my all-time fav TLT sandwich. My secrets to level up your standard TLT sandwich: the preseasoned Lightlife tempeh bacon and Bob’s Red Mill egg replacer. Use these two alternatives to really bring this delicious recipe to life! This is one of my favorites I always have on repeat for lunch or a quick dinner.

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TLT, Tempeh Lettuce Tomato, Sandwich, Plant based sandwich, vegan sandwich
lunch
sandwich, American
Yield: 2
Air Fried Eggplant Tempeh Lettuce Tomato TLT Sandwich

Air Fried Eggplant Tempeh Lettuce Tomato TLT Sandwich

This eggplant TLT is seriously unbelievable! After trial and error, I finally found the best alternatives that really make this sandwich just delicious! This is one of my all-time favorites.
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 20 MinTotal time: 30 Min

Ingredients

  • 1/2 eggplant, sliced 1/4” thick
  • 2 Tbsp Bobʼs Red Mill egg replacer
  • 6 tablespoons water (or use aquafaba)
  • 1 cup panko
  • 1 Tbsp nutritional yeast
  • 1 pkg Lightlife tempeh bacon
  • Sourdough bread
  • Earth Balance butter Vegenaise
  • Tomato
  • Arugula

Instructions

  1. Mix together the egg replacer and water. Wait a few minutes until it is thick. Combine the panko and nutritional yeast in a separate bowl.
  2. Dip eggplant in the egg replacer and then into the panko.
  3. Air fry for 20 minutes on 400F (or cook in oven using convection
  4. setting, same temp and time)
  5. Cook the tempeh bacon in a skillet. Remove from pan and add in bread slices that have Earth Balance on one side. Toast in pan.
  6. Layer the bread with vegenaise, eggplant, tempeh bacon, tomato and arugula!
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