Crispy Tofu, Vegetable and Brown Rice Satay Bowl! The perfect healthy lunch or dinner bowl made up of golden brown tofu, sautéed tender stem broccoli, an almond satay sauce and a mix of my favourite crunchy seeds.
Vegan, Gluten/Wheat Free and Dairy Free.
This post is sponsored by Indigo Herbs. I used their Almond Butter and Organic Nut and Seed Salad Topper in this recipe.
So, this was my first time trying tofu and I had heard stories of spongy, too soft, falling apart tofu before. I wasn’t about to have soggy tofu entering my life. I was determined to make it crispy because I am a texture girl. I want to really bite into my food. Drinking my food (aka liquid diets) has never worked for me and I doubt it ever will. I did try to do a liquid detox fast thing once. Why?! Seriously. Epic Fail.
Anyway back to the topic, I managed to get the tofu just the way I liked it and then served it with the fluffiest, nuttiest brown rice (I adapted from this recipe), a dreamy almond satay sauce and a couple of other bits.
I then ate it for a couple of days in a row, much to my husbands annoyance. He was looking forward to eating a bowl of the leftovers, only to find that they had disappeared from the kitchen altogether. Guilty as charged! I kind of acted like I had no idea what he was talking about. ‘What leftovers?’ Then I blamed the kids (Didn’t work), then i owned up and promised to make him some more next week.
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Also, a lot of you (and I mean a lot!) have asked me about Frankincense since I wrote about it here. Indigo Herbs very kindly sent me some and now they are the only people I would buy from because I feel like I can trust their quality over others. This is a direct link to purchase the kit I was sent. The kit includes everything you need to get started! I am really excited about photographing all the resins that they sent me. I know it may sound er..shall we say strange? However, I did come across somebody else who loves to photograph resins too. We had an inbox conversation about it via Instagram and got really fan girl over it! Seeeeeee, not weird at all.
Back to the food! You know how I have mentioned that we have cut back on our meat intake dramatically and that we generally eat meat once a week at the most. Things like Tofu make that so much easier. Sometimes you need something with vegetables. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE vegetarian and vegan food but sometimes I want a little something with it. This tofu does the trick perfectly. In my opinion, this is such an awesome vegetarian option for meat free Monday and one that I hope you will love and try.
Crispy Tofu, Vegetable and Brown Rice Satay Bowl
Ingredients
Tofu Bowl
- 400 g Tofu Drained Pressed and cut into 3/4 inch cubes (See notes)
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce or Tamari
- 1 tbsp Hot Chilli Sauce like Sriracha or any other Hot sauce
- 220 g Tender Stem Broccoli
- 2 Carrots Peeled and Ribboned
- 2 Cups Brown Rice Cooked
- 2 Spring Onions sliced
- 2 tbsp Indigo Herbs Organic Nut and Seed Salad Topper
- 1 tbsp Sesame Seeds
Almond Satay Sauce
- 3 tbsp Indigo Herbs Smooth Almond Butter
- 200 ml Coconut Milk Full Fat
- 2 tsp Brown or Coconut Sugar
- 2 tsp Hot Sauce I used half Sriracha and half Sambal Olek
- 1 tbsp Soy Sauce or Tamari
- 1/2 Onion diced
- 1 Clove Garlic Crushed Optional
Instructions
Tofu Bowl
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Tofu - Preheat oven to Gas Mark 6. Season the Tofu, then cover with the hot chilli and soy sauce. Saute in a large pan for 5 minutes, turning halfway. Empty the Tofu onto an oven tray (line tray if you wish) and bake for 15 minutes.
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Tenderstem Brocolli - Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and cook for 3–4 minutes until tender, but still with some bite. Drain under cold water.
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Seeds - Lightly toast the seeds in a dry pan for 2 minutes over a low heat and set aside.
Almond Satay Sauce
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Add all the ingredients for the sauce to a medium sized pan and bring to a simmer. Mix with a wooden spoon to ensure everything has combined well and remove from the heat.
Assemble
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Add the rice, tofu, broccoli and carrots to the bottom of 2-4 bowls.
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Top with seeds and spring onions.
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Pour over some of the dressing. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Tofu - Draining and pressing will give extra firmness to the tofu - this is crucial to make the tofu crispy. Drain the tofu well and wrap in layers of kitchen roll or in a kitchen towel. Press the tofu block between two chopping boards and weigh down with a heavy pot or book for at least 1 hour. I did it overnight.
Brown Rice - This is the method I use when making brown rice. https://tiffinandteaofficial.com/mixed-vegetable-brown-rice-salad/
This looks fantastic! And so healthy too, thanks for sharing:)
Thank you so much Tina! It is so lovely and healthy too. 🙂
This looks so tasty like I could dive right into it. I love, love, love crispy tofu!
Thank you Elaine! I love it too now that i have finally tried it!
I love crispy tofu and I love the idea of using almond butter for the sauce – Definitely going to give that a try!
Thank you! Please do, I am sure you will love it. 🙂