A Few Quick Serving Ideas for Tofu
Blend together soft tofu, olive oil, garlic and lemon juice to make a tofu aoli dip.
Scramble soft tofu together with your favorite vegetables and
the spice turmeric to give it a yellow "egg-like" coloring. This
delicious dish can be served as is or can be used as the basis for "tofu
rancheros" by being wrapped in a tortilla and served with black beans
and salsa.
Healthy Stir-Fry firm tofu with your favorite vegetables and seasonings.
Blend soft tofu with your favorite fruits (and honey or other
natural sweeteners to taste) in a blender or food processor and serve
for breakfast or dessert.
Add cubes of tofu to miso soup.
A wide range of unique proteins, peptides, and phytonutrients
contained in soyfoods, including tofu and tempeh. Examples are
flavonoids and isoflavonoids (daidzein,genistein, malonylgenistin, and
malonyldaidzin); phenolic acids (caffeic, coumaric, ferulic, gallic and
sinapic acids); phytoalexins (glyceollin I, glyceollin II, and
glyceollin III); phytosterols (beta-sitosterol, beta-stigmasterol,
campestrol); unique proteins and peptides (defensins, glycinin,
conglycinin, and lunacin); and saponins (soyasaponins from group A and
group B, and soyasapogenols).
Tofu is an excellent source of calcium and a very good source of
manganese, iron and protein. In addition, tofu is a good source of
selenium, omega-3 fatty acids, phosphorus, copper, and magnesium.
Tempeh is a very...