Italian Tofu Spread Food

ITALIAN TOFU SPREAD

Steps:

• Drain the can of tomatoes and blend them in a food processor/blender until smooth.
• Drain the tofu and blend with the tomatoes.
• Add tomato paste and cheese, blend.
• Add seasoning blend 1 tsp at a time to desired taste!

ITALIAN MARINATED TOFU

Steps:

• Combine the Wine, Oil, Vinegar, Bragg's or Tamari, Garlic, Basil, Dill, And Oregano in a shallow bowl. Whisk lightly to combine, and place tofu squares into marinade. Swish to cover, then cover the bowl and leave alone for 30 minutes.
• Flip. Leave alone for another 30 minutes.
• Heat a medium skillet over high heat, pour a small amount of olive oil in and swirl til the skillet is covered.
• Pour the marinade into the skillet, let it begin to heat. Place tofu squares (which now should be lightly gold-brown instead of the milky white it began as) into the skillet, and use a spatula to squish and cut the tofu into smaller peices.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 15 minutes or until the marinade is basically gone.
• If desired, cook until tofu is drier and darker. Or closer to burned, whichever. I stopped mine when it was golden and there was still a bit of liquids left.
• Spoon out onto a plate and eat as is, or place a little in a lettuce leaf and wrap and eat, or eat on bread.
• If desired, top with pepper, soy cheese shreds, broccoli sprouts, more dried spices, pasta sauce, mix with rice or vegetables, or basically anything.
• Since this is an 'Italian' style marinade, consider matching it up with like foods.
• However you take it, enjoy!
• You can try doubling the recipe, if you do, please post how it went!

TOFU SANDWICH SPREAD

Steps:

• Drain the block of tofu, and freeze overnight. Thaw, and cut into quarters. Squeeze out any moisture by hand, then wrap in paper towels, and squeeze again. Crumble into a medium bowl.
• Add celery and green onion to the tofu. Stir in mayonnaise, soy sauce and lemon juice until well blended.

TOFU SANDWICH SPREAD

Steps:

• Start by pressing the tofu - place the block on one dinner plate and put another plate on top, upside down. Add some heavy items to the top of the stack like a couple of cast iron frying pans. Allow to sit for at least 20 minutes, dumping water into sink a few times during the process.
• Meanwhile, prepare other ingredients as directed and mix all together. Remove the tofu from the plate and cut it into ½-inch cubes. Add to the mixture and gently stir until ingredients are just combined. Serve on toasted wheat bread or in a wheat pita with sprouts.