Mexican Tofu with Black Garlic Crema

Mexican Tofu with Black Garlic Crema

Ready in 40 minutes Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, February 10, 2019.

Ingredients

Rice

  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • 1½ cups water

Tofu

  • 1 brown onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 pack tofu
  • 1 pack Mexican spice mix
  • 1 can fire roasted tomatoes

Salsa

  • 1 pack cherry tomatoes
  • ½ telegraph cucumber
  • 2 spring onions

Black Garlic Crema

  • 1-2 cloves black garlic (optional
  • ¼ cup sour cream

To Serve

  • 2 Tbsp spicy sunflower seeds

Have Handy

  • Oil
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Vinegar

Steps

  1. Cook rice Combine rice, water and a pinch of salt in a pot and bring to the boil. Once boiling, cover with a lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 12 minutes. Turn off heat and steam, still covered, for 8 more minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  2. Prep veggies Finely dice onion, grate carrot and finely chop black garlic.
  3. Cook tofu Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on medium heat and cook onion and carrot for 4-5 minutes, until softened. Crumble tofu into pan and add Mexican spices and ½ teaspoon salt, cook for about 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
  4. Simmer tofu Add canned tomatoes to pan and simmer for about 5 minutes, until thickened. Season to taste.
  5. Make salsa and crema Halve cherry tomatoes, dice cucumber and thinly slice spring onions. Add to a bowl and toss with a drizzle of oil and vinegar and season to taste. In a small bowl, whisk together black garlic and sour cream.
  6. Serve rice topped with tofu, salsa, black garlic crema and sunflower seeds

Nutritional Information

Energy 2649 kj
633 kcal
Protein 27.9g
Carbohydrate 68.2g
Fat 22.8g