Sesame Soy Marinated Tofu With Swiss Chard Recipes

SESAME-SOY MARINATED TOFU WITH SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• For the tofu: Heat the oven broiler. Alternatively, heat a skillet on the stove. In a bowl, whisk the sesame seeds with the sesame oil, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, miso, oyster sauce, cilantro and sambal oelek. Cut the tofu into 1 cm (approximately 1/4 inch) slices. Place the tofu in a dish and cover with the sesame mixture. Allow to marinade in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours and up to 2 days.
• For the swiss chard: Rinse the swiss chard and remove the stalks. Peel and finely chop the onion. Heat the oil and soy sauce in a skillet. Add the swiss chard and onion, season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook until wilted. For the tofu: Place the tofu in a baking dish and cook under the broiler until golden brown, about 5-10 minutes. For serving: Divide the swiss chard between plates. Top with the tofu.

SWISS CHARD & BAKED TOFU

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F.
• Mix first five ingredients in small bowl.
• Line baking dish with tofu in one layer. Pour marinade over and bake for 1/2 an hour, or until marinade is absorbed by tofu and appears dry.
• Remove stems and cut Swiss Chard (or other greens) into bite sized pieces and soak in cold water.
• In a large saute pan, heat second batch of Olive oil and toast garlic until light brown (4-5 minutes). Add Tofu, reserving any fluid for gravy, to saute pan for one minute. Add greens and turn with tongs until wilted. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until tender.
• Serve over grain (rice, etc)as you would any stir fry.

TOFU AND SWISS CHARD STACKS

Steps:

• To prepare tofu, combine the first 4 ingredients, stirring with a whisk. Cut tofu lengthwise into 4 equal slices.
• Carefully place tofu in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish. Pour the soy sauce mixture over tofu. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes, carefully turning once.
• Preheat broiler.
• Remove tofu from dish; discard marinade. Place tofu on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Broil 10 minutes on each side or until tofu is lightly browned.
• To prepare greens, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, ginger, pepper, and garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently.
• Add chard and sesame seeds; cook 3 minutes or until chard wilts, stirring frequently. Stir in 2 teaspoons soy sauce.
• Place 1/4 cup chard mixture on each of 2 plates; top each serving with 1 tofu slice. Repeat layers with remaining chard and tofu.