Our tofu recipes offer options galore, whether you’re just looking for a new way to serve an old favorite or you’re tentatively trying this plant-based option for the first time. The versatility and taste will lure you back again and again.
Glazed Tofu
: Evan Sung
1/13
Folks who already love tofu are swooning to this easy weeknight recipe and it's wooing even avowed tofu haters. See for yourself.
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Silken Tofu with Soy-Sauced Tomatoes
: Cara Howe
2/13
A quick summer salad, filled with juicy tomatoes and silken tofu, brings a beguiling contrast of textures and temperatures. Perfect for lazy days and healthy appetites.
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Orange-Braised Tofu
: Christophe Girard
3/13
Fennel and juicy orange glam up the nourishing versatility of tofu in this healthy nosh. Happy Meatless Monday.
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Cabbage Salad with Crispy Tofu
: Keller & Keller
4/13
Napa cabbage, carrots, peanuts, scallions, and herbs are tossed with seared tofu and drizzled with an Asian garlic-chile sauce. A tofu lover's salad.
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Mapo Tofu
: Yuki Sugiura
5/13
Comfort food of a different sort. The sort with a spicy, tingling, almost numbing awesomeness that we can't seem to get enough of whatever the day of the week or time of the year.
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Spicy Tofu with Peanuts
: Christophe Girard
6/13
Adored by vegans and even meat-eaters, spicy tofu with peanuts is a flavor bomb that comes together FAST.
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Tofu and Vegetables in Coconut Milk
: Christopher Hirsheimer
7/13
A creamy chile-spiked curry loaded with vegetables. Yet the richness of the sauce sorta makes you forget you're eating healthy. Swear.
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Silken Tofu with Pine Nuts and Pickled Chiles
: David Loftus
8/13
"To call this silken tofu 'magical' would be an understatement.” and “Umami party for sure in your mouth!” and "My boyfriend, who dislikes tofu, ate most of it." That’s what we’re hearing about this stunner.
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Miso Glazed Tofu
: Sarah Flotard
9/13
Lunch just got a lot less boring thanks to this simple miso glaze that packs a touch of heat and a wallop of umami.
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Mapo Tofu Ramen
: Nassima Rothacker
10/13
An easy and comforting mash-up of Chinese mapo tofu and Japanese ramen in a mouth-tingling sauce with plenty of chiles.
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Broiled Tofu
: Sarah Culver
11/13
Tofu may not seem sexy at first glance but this quick and easy technique is seductive as heck when you need dinner done pronto. Here's how to pull it off flawlessly.
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Tofu Adobo
: Bonnie Savage
12/13
If you’re not already familiar with the sorta-but-not-too-fiery sauce known as adobo, trust us, you’re going to want to slather it on everything. Even tofu.
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Deep-Fried Tofu with Peanut Sauce
: Alan Benson
13/13
Distinctly Thai, this deep-fried tofu with peanut sauce is gonna make you think of tofu like you've never, ever thought of it before.
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The easiest tofu recipe is to cube silken tofu and top with maple syrup. Great breakfast or snack and very refreshing.
That does sound good, mahri! Thanks for the suggestion.