Vegetarian Recipe a Day

This delicious tofu recipe will serve four people. It’s a great recipe whether your guests are vegetarian or not. Do note that due to the fact that the dish is ready for eating right after your saute the tofu, you should have the watercress ready and everything good to go before you begin cooking. We recommend serving your seared tofu with orange glaze with brown rice and toasted pecans.

Seared Tofu Ingredients

1 pound of firm tofu which you have rinsed and drained
2 tablespoons of low sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons sake
1/2 cup of fresh orange juice (no pulp)
1 thinly sliced scallion
1/4 cup of unbleached, all purpose flour
1 1/2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil
2 medium-sized, thinly sliced garlic cloves
2 bunches of watercress with the stms removed and rinsed well
A few drops of sesame oil
Salt to desired taste
Fresh gorund pepper to taste

Directions

1. Lay the block of tofu on its side and then cut it lengthwise into 4 equal sizes. Then cut the slices diagonally to create 8 triangles. Keep the tofu together in a blog and place it on a plate. Put another plate on top of it and weight it with something heavy to press out the additional moisture. Let the tofu stand for about 15 minutes.

2. Boil your orange juice in a sauce pan over medium-high hear. Boil it until it is reduced to about two tablespoons which should take about 8 minutes. Once this is done, transfer it to a side bowl and stir in the soy sauce, sake, scallion, and 2 tablespoons of water. Set this concoction aside.

3. Grab your flour and spread it out on a plate. Press each tofu triange into the flour and make sure boath sides are coated. Then heat a large suace pan over high hear and add 1 1/2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Add the tofu to the saucepan in one later and cook it until it is lighly golden, turning it over once. Divide the tofu up into 4 plates and set it aside.

4. Take your remaining 1 teaspoon of vegetable oil to the already oiled skillet and continue to heat it on high. Add the garlic and stir then add in the orange juice. Cook this for about 30 seconds and then pour the glaze over the tofu triangles.

5. Add the watercress to the skillet and stir fry it over high heat until they wilt. Remove them from the head, stir in some sesame seeds and sesame oil, then add salt and pper to taste. Put the watercress on top of the tofu and serve hot.

Seared Tofu Nutritial Information

The seared tofu sports the following per serving:
184 calories
8 grams of protein
10 grams of fat
14 grams of carbs
0 grams of cholestorol
570 grams of sodium
2 grams of fiber.

Enjoy your seared tofu recipe, we know we did!

A wonderful vegetarian appetizer you can serve your family or guests is mock meatballs. If you’re unsure of what type of meat substitute to use, try bulgur. Bulgur is a crushed wheat of Middle Eastern origin and makes and excellent meat substitute. The recipe below makes 24 meatballs which should serve about 8 people.

Vegetarian Meatballs Ingredients

2 cups of uncooked bulgur, well rinsed.
1 beaten, large egg.
1 tablespoon of minced onion.
Dried oregano (to taste).
Freshly ground black pepper (to taste).
1 cup of tomato juice.
3 tablespoons of olive oil.

Directions

1. Mix your bulgur, egg, and onion together in a bowl. Then season it with the oregano and pepper. Then form the meatballs into walnut-size balls.

2. Grab a large skillet, coat it wil love oil, then place it over a medium-high heat. Add the meatballs and cook them until they’re well browned. Next, add in your tomato juice, cover the skillet, and cook it for about 5 minutes. Add extra juice if the skillet starts to become dry. The bulgur should be softened to a meatball consistency when they’re ready. Serve your delicious meatballs as desired (A serving dish and toothpicks work great).

Vegetarian Meatball Nutritional Information

Per meatball:
60 calories
2 grams of protein
1 gram of fat
11 grams of carbs
9 milligrams of cholestorol
4 milligrams of sodium
1 gram of fiber