Barbecued Tempeh Sandwiches Smothered with Peppers and Onions

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (8-ounce) package tempeh
• 1 red bell pepper, cut in half
• 1 yellow bell pepper, cut in half
• 1 red onion, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices
• Cooking spray
• 4 (1 1/2-ounce) hamburger buns

Preparation

1. Prepare grill.
2. Combine first 9 ingredients in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.
3. Cut tempeh in half lengthwise; cut slices in half. Brush tempeh slices, bell peppers, and onion with the ketchup mixture. Place on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side or until the tempeh is thoroughly heated. Remove the tempeh, bell peppers, and onion from grill. Cut bell peppers into 1/2-inch-wide strips; separate onions into rings.
4. Place 1 tempeh slice on bottom half of each bun. Top each tempeh slice with one-fourth of bell peppers, one-fourth of onion, and top half of bun.