Wednesday, May 27, 2009

smoky tofu with roasted corn salad and spiced sweet potatoes

Hey dudes. It has been awhile since I posted but nonetheless here is a dish I made a week or two ago. Its pretty simple. Might be a pain in the ass now to have your oven on with the warm weather , but that is what makes this much easier to put together. You can do this all on the stove top too. Either way, it should be alright.


Smoky tofu
1 block of tofu cut into 16 triangles.
oil
black pepper
tamari
liquid smoke

Pan fry tofu in a few teaspoons of oil. Cook both sides until golden brown. Then once just about done, splash the tofu with tamari and liquid smoke. Season with black pepper and bake for about 20 mins at 375 ish.

For the sweet potatoes.....
Cube one or two decent sized sweets into about a 1 in dice. Boil for about ten minutes in salted boiling water. Once done, toss drained hot potatoes with olive oil and spice mixture (cumin, coriander, chili powder or paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper). Roast with tofu for about 20 mins.

Roasted corn salad
2 ears corn, roasted
1 green or red bell pepper, finely diced
1 red onion, finely diced
1 can black or kidney beans, rinsed & drained
1 avocado, finely diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 lime, juiced and zested
2 Tbsp olive oil
Salt
Pepper

Mix everything together.

The sauce on the plate was a cashew sour cream with siracha dots.

Hope you like this one!

2 comments:

  1. Did you make the cashew sour cream?

    -Jonathan

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  2. Yes I did. It is simple. Soak a cup of raw cashews for like an hour although you dont have to do this. puree them with some salt, lemon juice, and white mellow miso to taste. Add a bit of water if needed. I also saw a recipe that uses some young coconut meat and apple cider vinegar.

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