Thursday’s Culinary Adventure

 

 

Tonight, on Thursday’s (Friday’s) Culinary Adventure:

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Come on, eat some tofu!  I dare you! (Almost) everybody’s doing it!

Brian and I don’t eat a lot of meat, and so I am always on the lookout for new ways to get some protein in our meals.

We eat tofu about twice a month, but I had never BBQd with it before, until reading about this recipe on this blog.  She has several other recipes that I can’t wait to try out!

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You will need:

A large handful of fresh mint,

a small handful of Oregano (optional.  I used a dash of dried.)

1/8 tsp. Red pepper flakes

1/4 c. olive oil

2 Tb. maple syrup

1 package firm tofu

Juice from one lemon

1 small clove garlic

1/2 tsp. salt

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Mince up the mint in a food processor, or just chop it very finely.

Mix it on up with the other ingredients, using only 3 Tb. of olive oil.

Set it aside.

Take your tofu , drain it and rinse it.  Then slice it into thin strips.

Put the tofu on some paper towels, top with more paper towels, and press down gently, do get out more of the water.

You have to be gentle, or else the tofu will crumble- like the chunk in the top left.

Brush the tofu with remaining olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and throw it (GENTLY!) on the grill.

Cook for a couple of minutes on each side, until you can see grill marks on the tofu.              

Now, brush both sides with the minty sauce , and cook for a few minutes more.

I brushed it one more time when I put it on my serving plate too.

Voila!                 

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Taste Testers Say:

(sorry no pictures, my battery on the camera died

before I could take them and I forgot to charge it…)

Caitlin:  “Pretty good…”

Brian:  “It’s okay”

Joseph:  Wouldn’t try it.

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Summary: 

    Great flavor, but the tofu didn’t quite hold enough of it.  I think next time I will marinate the tofu in the sauce for a while beforehand.

(Did you know that you could marinate tofu?  Oh yes, readers, soy sauce, Caesar dressing, the possibilities are endless.)

I did think that the grilling gave it a nice texture.  Well, a nice texture for tofu. (I’m not going to lie, it can be a bit rubbery.)  It is my favorite way that I have had tofu prepared…

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Grade: B-