Meatless Monday with Easy Vegan Seared Tamari Maple Tofu

Welcome (back) to the Miratel blog for another vegan installment of our Meatless Monday recipe share series. Miratel took the Meatless Monday pledge to support reducing meat consumption 15% by eliminating it one day per week to preserve the health of our planet. We consider our support of this great movement part of our CSR business strategies as it spreads awareness of the impact of our food choices on our environment.

It’s Labour Day here in Canada (Labor for our US friends) so we thought we’d keep it easy and simple so that more time could be spent enjoying these last few days of summer. Today’s recipe for Seared Tamari Maple Tofu is a delicious and quick-to-make dish that is also perfect through the week when you are looking to make a fast and healthy meal. This great recipe comes from Lee Khatchadourian-Reese of The Vegan Version via our very vegan-positive friends at One Green Planet.

Photo courtesy of Lee Khatchadourian-Reese from The Vegan Version – click to go to original image

Ingredients

• 2 slices tofu (cut into cubes and halved into triangles)
• 1/4 cup tamari
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 1/2 tsp liquid smoke
• 2 tbs olive oil

Directions

1. Mix the tamari, maple syrup and liquid smoke in a bowl. Add the tofu and allow to marniate about half an hour.
2. Heat a skillet over high heat and add the tofu. Allow the tofu to sear for about two minutes, flip and allow to cook for another two minutes. While cooking you may spoons some of the marinade over the tofu to create a glaze.
3. Plate and serve. Simple and delicious!

You can serve this alongside your favourite brown rice dish and some steamed broccoli but it also makes a great sandwich and is perfect just on its own. Simple, quick and delicious – everything you want for a long weekend dish.

If you haven’t already, we encourage you to visit the Meatless Monday website and join us in taking the pledge today. Spread the word at home and at work and promote CSR business initiatives to make your green call centre, office, factory, shop, restaurant or salon even greener.

Happy Labour Day!

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