Lemon Basil Tofu
Lemon Basil Tofu
Description
Need a quick and easy dinner to prepare? Enjoy this high protein Lemon Basil Tofu recipe that only requires 10 ingredients.
Ingredients
Baked Garlic Tofu
Lemon Sauce
Instructions
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Set oven to 400F. After pressing your tofu, pat your tofu dry and cut into 16 even cube pieces. Place tofu pieces into a large tupperware container and add in soy sauce, white wine vinegar, nutritional yeast and garlic.
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Seal tupperware container tightly and gently shake to coat tofu evenly.
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Add tofu onto a line baking sheet, making sure each pieces is spread out and isn’t touching another piece of tofu.
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Place baking sheet in the oven and bake for 20 minutes until the edges become golden and set aside.
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In a small bowl combine the remaining soy sauce, maple syrup, lemon juice and zest, brown mustard, garlic, and cornstarch and mix well with a fork to combine making sure there are no additional clumps of cornstarch remaining.
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In a pan over medium heat, sauté your onion with a pinch of salt until softened. Add in your tofu and your lemon sauce and sauté for about a minute until sauce thickens.
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Remove pan from heat and stir in basil. Taste and adjust salt as desired.
Serving Size
Servings 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 162
- Calories from Fat
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 8g13%
- Saturated Fat 0g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 350mg15%
- Potassium 322mg10%
- Total Carbohydrate 13g5%
- Dietary Fiber 1g4%
- Sugars 7g
- Protein 13g26%
- Vitamin A %
- Vitamin C 9%
- Calcium 22%
- Iron 14%
- Vitamin D 0%
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* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Note
Average cost of recipe per serving: $2.12
Note: The costs are an estimated calculation and are subject to variation depending on the time of year and your location.
Adapted from: www.planetbasedrdblog.com
