Description
An easy and tasty main meal
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 cup quinoa
- zest from one lime, divided
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1 14-ounce block of extra-firm tofu
- 1 bunch kale, washed, deveined, and cut into bite-sized pieces
- 2–3 tablespoons water
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1 pinch salt
for the sauce
- 3 tablespoons agave nectar (or sugar)
- 3 tablespoons reduced-sodium tamari (or soy sauce)
- 1 3/4 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1/2 zest of the lime
- 1/2 teaspoon red chili flakes
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 mint leaves, chiffonade (stack the leaves, roll them up, and slice thinly)
Instructions
- Combine the quinoa, lime zest, cinnamon, salt and water in a pot with a tight-fitting lid. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low, cover, and allow to cook for 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, turn off the heat, but don’t open the lid. Allow to steam for 10 minutes before serving.
- Prepare the sweet chili lime sauce by whisking together all the sauce ingredients. I divided the ingredients and made a smaller, separate bowl of all the ingredients except the red chili flakes for Meghan.
- Drain the tofu and cut it into small triangles. Thin, small slices work best for the dry frying method you will be using. In order to dry fry the tofu, you need a pan that the tofu won’t stick to without using any oil. You can use either a well-seasoned cast-iron skillet or a non-stick skillet. I don’t have a big enough non-stick skillet, so I had to do mine in batches. I also used a separate pan for Meghan’s.
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- Heat your pan over medium heat. Spread the tofu out in one layer. Use a spatula to press the tofu carefully. As you gently squeeze the liquid from the tofu, it will start to turn golden brown. Be gentle as to not break the tofu pieces and try to squeeze as much liquid out as possible, as this will make for firmer pieces.
- After several minutes, gently flip the tofu over and continue frying on the other side. After about 10 minutes of frying time, Add the chili lime sauce and stir to coat the tofu. Turn off the heat and allow the sauce to bubble up, reduce, and form a glaze. (If this doesn’t happen, turn your heat back up, your pan isn’t hot enough)
- Meanwhile, put your kale in a wok or large skillet with the water, lime juice, and salt. Cover and cook them over high heat 3-4 minutes until the greens are steamed and tender.
Notes
Adapted from Vegan Yum Yum
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: main meal
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 369
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 649mg
- Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 72g
- Protein: 10.5g