Showing posts with label salad rolls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label salad rolls. Show all posts

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Super Bowl Snacks

Super Bowl Sunday presents a fantastic opportunity for me to showcase my traditional American culinary skills. jk! This is what I made:

-Homemade tortilla chips, baked and lightly salted
-Rosemary Garlic Hummus, laboriously mashed by hand (I probably won't do this ever again.)
-Salad Rolls with Peanut Sauce

I haven't watched a Super Bowl game in a handful of years, but I look forward to being with friends today to eat snacks and watch the "big game". Also, I like that there are millions of other people all having potlucks with their friends today, too. It's like America's potluck day!

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Baked Tofu

While I mostly use various Tempehs instead of tofu these days, I thought I'd buy tofu when I saw it on sale. I was very fond of a spicy baked tofu sandwich at a Deli where I worked, so let's try to recreate it!

Marinade:
5-6 Tbsp Tamari Soy Sauce
1-2 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
1 Tbsp Olive Oil
1 tsp Red Chili Flakes (or to taste, I am going through a "spicy" phase of my life)
3 cloves pressed garlic

I am using one block of firm tofu. After pressing the tofu to get ride of the excess liquid, I sliced it length wise in pieces about 1/2 inch thick. This seemed like a nice, thin, size for a sandwich. It is pretty disappointing biting through a thick piece of tofu. This is only topped buy unseasoned pieces of tofu. Eww...

So! I let the slices marinate for at least 30 minutes, turning the tofu over halfway through to ensure that each bite is delicious. With the oven prepped to 350 degrees, I cooked the slices until browned and slightly crispy; about 45 minutes for this batch. I also saved the excess marinade to pour over the tofu halfway through cooking.

While the end result wasn't quite that of my memory, it has a good salty flavor and a nice after taste of garlic and chili. Without much sandwich stuff, I chose to make some salad rolls! That's a peanut sauce I made with some crunchy peanut butter, fresh ginger, sesame oil and coconut milk. I even have enough left over to cut into appetizers for the Super Bowl tomorrow. Lucky me!