Recipe: Tasty Tofu Roast

[Guest guest]

Courtesy of VeggieJews and " Pete Cohon "

 

Have you started planning for your Thanksgiving dinner? Alicia

Silverstone has, and she'll be celebrating with a delicious vegan

meal. Replace the turkey on your table with this hearty dish that she

recommends… Alicia says " Thanksgiving is a time to be with family,

friends and to celebrate life. On such a day of happiness, it just

doesn't seem right to support cruelty and eat animals! There are so

many other delicious options...ones that don't hinder your health and

take lives. "

 

Ingredients:

 

6 lbs. firm tofu

 

Stuffing:

 

1 cup diced onion

 

1 cup diced celery

 

1 Tbs. sesame oil

 

1/2 tsp. sage

 

1/2 tsp. thyme

 

1 tsp. parsley

 

Salt and pepper, to taste

 

3 cups cubed whole wheat bread

 

2 cups cubed corn bread

 

1/2 cup vegetable broth

 

1/2 cup walnuts or pecans (optional)

 

Basting Liquid:

 

1/2 cup sesame oil

 

1/4 cup soy sauce

 

Directions:

 

One hour before cooking, mash the tofu and drain it well.

 

To make the stuffing, sauté the onion and celery in the sesame oil;

mix the seasonings into the cubed bread; combine everything, adding

enough vegetable broth to moisten; add nuts if desired.

 

Preheat the oven to 400 F.

 

Press the tofu with your hands to form a hollow center, fill with the

stuffing mixture, and press down; flip the tofu onto an oiled baking

sheet.

 

Baste the tofu with 3/4 of the sesame oil and soy sauce mixture,

cover with foil, and bake for 1 hour; remove foil, baste again with

the remaining basting mixture, return to the hot oven, and bake

uncovered for 20 minutes or until golden.

 

Transfer to a serving platter and serve with gravy.

 

For this and other Thanksgiving recipes, visit www.GentleThanksgiv

ing.org!

 

[Thanks to MeatoutMondays. org]