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Lime-Pepper Tofu

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Instead of the traditional lemon-pepper combo to flavor your protein…try limes!

Lime-Pepper Tofu

juice from 2 limes
1 tablespoon black pepper
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon Tamari
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon chili flakes
1 package of extra firm tofu
vegetable or canola oil for frying

*Drain and press tofu (see post for guava-jalapeno glazed tofu for more explicit instructions on draining and pressing tofu).

*Whisk all ingredients except for tofu and vegetable/canola oil. Add to shallow baking dish.

*Lightly fry pressed tofu in grill pan with a bit of vegetable or canola oil. Add pressed tofu to marinade. Marinate 30-60 minutes.


*Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake tofu (in marinade) for 15-20 minutes (uncovered). Flip once.

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Tiffany M. Griffin is the woman behind Como Water, Washington DC’s premiere veg-centric cuisine consulting company. Through cooking classes, demonstrations, catering, and consultations, Como Water gives people the opportunity to learn how to prepare veg-centric cuisine that boasts maximum flavor, with minimal effort. Tiffany is quickly becoming a go-to expert on the future of veg-centric cuisine, and is a regular contributor to Como Water, the blog, as well as to vegetarian and vegan sites across the Internet. For over a decade, this self-taught, entrepreneurial expert has developed a set of tried and true techniques for making simple, delicious, and sometimes decadent veg-centric dishes. Featured on the Steve Harvey Show and other leading media outlets, Tiffany was born and raised in Springfield, MA. She then earned Bachelors degrees in Psychology and Communications from Boston College and a PhD in Social Psychology from the University of Michigan. She now resides in Washington DC, where she has worked in the US Senate and at a federal agency on issues around health, food, nutrition, and international food aid/development, and of course, as the owner of Como Water. Tiffany gets culinary inspiration from the food she grew up eating, and from her travels throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, Western Europe, and Sub-Saharan Africa. She is dedicated to sharing her wealth of knowledge on veg-centric cuisine with others and to help others live by her mantra—love life, live long, and eat veg-centric cuisine!

Comments

  1. stephanie

    This sounds too good! With the combination of the chili flakes and limes it must be wonderful. Thank you for sharing!

    November 10, 2010
  2. Tiffany and Keyla

    It was yummy! (We ate it with the coconut-cilantro couscous…very nice combo!) 😀

    November 10, 2010
  3. lisa is cooking

    The lime and chili flakes sound great! I love adding big flavors like this to tofu.

    November 10, 2010
  4. Tiffany and Keyla

    Thanks Lisa! You kinda have to go big with tofu, otherwise it just tastes like fluffy egg white! 🙂

    November 10, 2010