A thing of beauty.

Ahhhh the reuben, what a yummy sandwich, corned beef, sauerkraut, swiss cheese, rye bread and 1000 island dressing. A robust and flavorful sandwich, but what if we switched it up a bit. Replace the chewy, heart disease inducing corned beef with the very healthy tempeh. Keep the kraut, rye, 1000 island and the swiss, but add a little sharp cheddar. Sounds good to me. Here’s what you need for 4 sandwiches:

2 packages tempeh

1 can/ jar/ bag of sauerkraut. 16 oz is enough, get more if you like

Rye bread-Really you can use any kind of bread, but rye is the best with this sandwich.

Swiss cheese

Cheddar cheese

1000 island dressing-You could use russian dressing or spicy mustard if you like.

Here’s how to make it:

Heat the Sauerkraut in a pan allowing some of the juice to cook off.

Cut the tempeh in half through the width making 2 thin fillets. Heat in nonstick skillet.

Toast the Rye Bread in a toaster, spread 1000 island over it evenly.

Pile the heated tempeh on the rye, then the heated kraut, top with a slice of cheddar and a slice of swiss, add the other slice of rye.

La ti da, you have a reuben. If the kraut isn’t hot enough, the cheese won’t melt, just put the whole sandwich back in the tempeh pan and heat it till the cheese melts.