Tempeh Sausage and Heirloom Tomatoes

Ingredients

• Tempeh Sausage:
• 1 8oz package 3 grain tempeh
• 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon liquid amino acids (we use Bragg's)
• 1 ½ teaspoons fennel seeds
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ¼ teaspoon celery seed
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• Dashes liquid smoke
• 1 clove garlic-minced
• Black Pepper Cheezy Polenta:
• 4 cups water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 cup corn meal
• 2 pinches crushed black peppercorns
• 3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
• Other Ingredients:
• 1/4 cup white wine
• 2 teaspoons liquid amino acids (we use Bragg's)
• 1 large red onion, diced small
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved (we used heirloom cherry tomatoes, but you don’t have to)
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped into bite sized pieces
• 1 cup raw baby spinach leaves
• 5 large fresh basil leaves, cut small