A Taste For Tofu

Hi all!  How’s your week?  It was a bit weird not having my midweek break since switching to Mondays off.  At the same time, it will be worth it to have another three day weekend.

My coworker bought a new cookbook and let me flip through it the other day. The cookbook is from Cooking Light, Way to Cook Vegetarian.  I was excited to thumb through it since I’m always looking for more creative vegetarian recipes.

I’ve made many tofu recipes on my blog, simply because it’s inexpensive and easy to work with.  I guess you could say this was a new take on an old favorite.

I pressed out my tofu using my tofu xpress the night before.  This thing is great!

Peanut Crusted Tofu Triangles (courtesy of Cooking Light)

Ingredients

• 1 (14-ounce) package firm tofu, drained
• 1 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1 teaspoon water
• 1 large egg white
• 1/3 cup dry-roasted peanuts
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2 teaspoons peanut oil, divided
• Cooking spray

Directions:

Combine 1 teaspoon water and egg white in a shallow dish. Place peanuts in a food processor; process until finely ground.

Combine ground peanuts, garlic powder, ginger, red pepper, and remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt in a shallow dish.  Dip one side of each tofu triangle in egg mixture. Dredge the same side in peanut mixture.

Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add half of tofu; cook 2 minutes on each side or until browned. (Watch closely to prevent burning.)

Repeat procedure with remaining 1 teaspoon oil and tofu.

I loved this dish. The tofu was crisp and had a delicious brown crust.

I don’t often cook with peanut oil, but I’m going to start! 

You could really taste the flavor of the oil in this dish, and I just used a teeny bit.  I honestly don’t know what I would do if I couldn’t eat peanuts.  I love them in every way possible. 

Other Swanky Scoop:

I got more surprises in the mail!!  Yay!!  First off, I won Allie’s (aka Picky Eating RD) Stevia Giveaway.

Oliver was more interested in the box, than the products themselves.

I’ve actually never tried the zero calorie sweetener, so I am looking forward to trying it out.

Along with all my many samples, I got a packet of recipes. I can’t wait to get in the kitchen.

If it couldn’t get any better, I also won Eunice’s (at Food 4 Fitness ) Attune giveaway.  I received a coupon for a free product.

Thanks girls!

I am gonna clean up the kitchen, relax, and read The Help, this month’s book club read.  It’s hard to put it down it’s that good.  Thanks for reading.

Are you a peanut fan?? Have you read The Help?

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