Categories: Salads, Appetizers, Vegetarian 
      Yield: 4 servings 
  
           --------TEMPEH SALAD-------- 
      1 tb Olive oil 
      2 tb Tamari 
      1 tb Cider vinegar 
      2 ea Garlic cloves, chopped 
      1 ea Block tempeh, cubed 
      1 c  Spiral pasta 
    1/4 c  Red onion, sliced 
    1/4 c  Celery, sliced diagonally 
    1/2 c  Red bell pepper, sliced into 
           -- thin strips 
    1/2 c  Green bell pepper, diced 
      1 tb Chopped parsley 
           ----------DRESSING---------- 
      2 tb Olive oil 
      1 tb Cider vinegar 
    1/8 ts Oregano 
      1 ea Garlic clove, crushed 
      1 tb Tamari 
  
  SALAD: Mix together the first four ingredients.  Add tempeh & marinate for 
  at least for 1 hour.  Heat olive oil & half the tamari in skillet.  Add 
  tempeh & fry till crispy & brown on the outside.  Cook pasta till al dente. 
  Toss with remaining ingredients & temeph & set aside. 
   
  DRESSING: Whisk together ingredients & chill.  Add to the tempeh & 
  vegetable mix.  Toss & serve. 
   
  Lew King, Owner of Alternatives, Oakville, shared at the Toronto Vegetarian 
  Food Fair, September, 1993