Happy Gluten Free Wednesday!
This was a pretty simple meal - one where I had three pots/pans going at once, and everything was finished at the same time. I love that. This just came together based upon the ingredients I had in my fridge and pantry. It is once again time for a trip to the grocery store, but until then, I was able to make a nice, simple tasty meal. And Hubby definitely enjoyed it. He always loves a good beet salad and naturally loves moro. And the most surprisingly, he actually really enjoys tofu. Strange I know for a meat-eating, meat-loving Dominican guy that never tasted tofu in his life before he met me, but I love it!
The first time I really ever cooked cooked for him (fancy-style if you get what I mean :), I was doing a practice run for a dinner I was making for 100 people as the guest Chef at one of the Natural Gourmet Institute's Friday Night Dinners. I invited like 12 people over (I had quite a giant apartment at the time), spent two full days in the kitchen (even tinier than the one I have now, which seems impossible!), cooked and baked my heart out, and served a gourmet three-course vegan meal. Everyone had a great time and loved everything. Hubby (just the boyfriend then) loved the tofu the most. As well as he should have, because that is the most attention I had ever and will ever focus on tofu in my life. It was pressed, marinated for two days, baked, marinated, grilled then marinated some more. It was the most delicious thing ever! It was supposed to be like a salmon-style entree, complete with the pink color and grill marks, and damn if it wasn't absolutely delicious! And the most beautiful part? Then entire menu was gluten free and vegan!
This was the menu, but for 100 people:
First Course:
Creamy Green Pea Soup with Spicy Red Pepper Coulis, Frizzled Leeks
Second Course:
Marinated Grilled Tofu with Caper Aioli, Portabella Mushroom Risotto and Herico Verts with Pickled Baby Carrots Garnished with Marinated Radicchio Chiffonnade
Third Course:
Mini Lemon Tart with Brandied Almond Crème and Glazed Strawberries with Vegan Rhubarb Ice Cream
It was seriously ridiculously delicious!
Korean BBQ Baked Tofu, Beet Salad & Moro:
Serves 2-3
Korean BBQ Baked Tofu:
1 lb tofu, gently squeezed to remove excess water
Spray olive oil
Prepared Korean BBQ Sauce
Sriracha or Hot sauce, to taste
1. Follow the instructions on the links to prepare the beet salad and the moro.
2. To make the tofu, preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Lightly spray a baking tray with the olive oil spray and set aside while the oven heats up. (I don't like to use parchment paper here because I feel like it makes the tofu mushy. Baking it directly on the pan makes it crisp up nicely.)
3. Place the tofu on a cutting board and cut into 4-6 small slabs. Place on the prepared baking tray. Spray with additional olive spray oil and place in the oven. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the tofu is firm and crispy on the bottom.
4. Allow the tofu to cool until it can be comfortably handled. Cut the tofu into small triangles.
5. Place the tofu in a saute pan and coat with the prepared bbq sauce and hot sauce or sriracha. Turn the heat on medium, and toss the tofu to coat. Cook just until the sauce and tofu are heated through. Season to taste.
6. Place a portion of each the beet salad, moro and bbq tofu on a plate and serve!
Enjoy!
-Koko
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