Note: Remember, tofu has little flavor on it's own, so don't be afraid to shake that lemon pepper.
By Samantha from Fort Worth, TX
Butternut squash, eggplant and tofu are combined with coconut milk and flavorful aromatics to make this delicious vegetarian meal. It's perfect served over rice.
Tofu is very bland by itself. Jazz up a boring meal by adding turkey, shrimp and mushroom to make this delicious stuffed tofu recipe.
Add flavor to bland tofu by frying it brown and topping it with fresh green onions. This page contains a recipe for crispy fried tofu with scallions.
Tofu can be a wonderful, chewy addition to a stir fry, and can even take the place of meat. This page contains tofu stir fry recipes.
Flavor bland and boring tofu with soy sauce, onion, ginger and daikon radish for a savory meatless dish. This page has instructions for making Japanese glazed tofu steak.
Try this vegetarian tofu bean dish with a garlic, ginger, and tomato sauce that goes great over quinoa. This page contains a mapo tofu recipe.
Ginger, garlic, and spices like cayenne pepper create this delicous vegetarian stir-fry. This page contains a recipe for hot spicy tofu and broccoli recipe.
When you must avoid dairy and love pudding, try this chocolate dessert made with tofu. This is a page about tofu chocolate pudding.
Make this delicious side dish with tofu, your favorite greens, and then top with sweet raisins. This page contains a tofu, greens, and raisins recipe.
Marinated tofu makes this salad very delicious. It goes well with the chicken and could even be used instead of chicken for a vegetarian salad.
Mix the corn flour and vegetarian chicken seasoning together. Lay the cake of tofu down. If it was frozen and you thawed it out, make sure most of the extra water is pressed out.
How do you use tofu? Does anyone have some recipes to share or suggestions?
By Marie G W.
Tofu is great used in vegetable stir fry. Add a little teriyaki sauce to it. It's delicious. Also, I barbecue tofu in barbeque sauce on the stove as well.
Does anyone have a simple, great tasting recipe for a dish using tofu for a person (me) who desires to eat healthier? The benefits of soy are many, not to mention high protein and low fat, but I've never eaten tofu in my life. Thanks so much.
By Renee Strange from Shreveport, LA
My family has been eating tofu for many years. One of my favorite recipes is to cut a firm tofu block into small cubes. Marinate the tofu in tamari soy sauce for at least 10 minutes. Drain. Mix equal parts of nutritional yeast and corn meal together. Bread the drained tofu with this mixture. Fry in a small amount of oil until lightly browned.
Remember that tofu does not have much of a flavor on it's own. It always absorbs the flavors of the foods it is cooked with.
If you like Italian food here is one recipe I use for filling manicotti or shells or lasagna; I get the firm tofu and let it drain for about 1/2 hr by crumbling it into a strainer, after it drains I put it in a zip bag and add Italian spices and a little olive oil, close the bag and then squish it around a bit and let it rest while you get the rest of the dish ready.
Use the tofu in place of ricotta cheese and no one will know the difference! I have served this to peep who said they'd never eat tofu and can tell if it's in a dish....so far no one has been able to tell.
You can do the same thing using different spices in the tofu bag to make burgers, I usually add a little flour, ground walnuts, an egg, some wheat germ, whatever strikes your fancy to make the burgers hold together well and I have even grilled them.
Experiment and have fun, it's good for you!
