Grilled Tofu and Orzo with Kale, Carrots and Leeks
17 Mar
Tonight’s dinner was a mouthful (couldn’t resist the pun). I was in the mood for tofu, and we have had leeks in the refrigerator for a while now. No better time than the present! Plus, Bill and I are having bad days (despite my being on Spring Break both from work and school) and we had a feeling some fresh veggies and tofu would cheer us up.
Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
- 1 bunch fresh kale
- 3 whole carrots
- 1 leek
- 3/4 cup orzo
- 1 package of extra firm tofu
- Sesame oil (to taste)
- Soy sauce (to taste)
- Salt, pepper (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon garlic
Directions:
1) Begin by preparing tofu first. I drained and pressed my tofu for one hour using paper towels, a cutting board and several books.
Grill in a pan using salt, pepper, soy sauce and sesame oil.
2) While that is grilling, de-stem the kale, peel and chop the carrots and leeks.
3) Heat olive oil and garlic in a pan. Add the vegetables and simmer until wilted, tossing often.
4) Cook orzo as directed and add to vegetable mixture. Add soy sauce and toss.
5) Top with tofu and serve on a lobster placemat.
Hands down, this is the best tofu dish I’ve ever made, which is why I wanted to share it in recipe form on the blog. If you don’t like orzo, you could substitute with brown rice or whole wheat pasta. However, I’d highly recommend the orzo. It gives the dish such a nice texture, and I don’t think rice or pasta would have the same effect. Also, FYI: I cook most things to taste. You may want to use less soy sauce, and that’s fine. Or maybe add more pepper. This is a throw-together type of meal, so I say: Trust your gut.
That looks unbelievable!!! It must be tofu and veggie night… I had it, as did 2 of my friends!
P.S. Finally got around to looking at your Lobster Books…they’re amazing!
LOOOOOVE KALE!!
Wow this looks great! I may need to copy this recipe in the very near future!
That looks wonderful! The title alone made me hungry =)
This looks really good!
I don’t think I’ve ever cooked orzo before! Thanks for the idea, and the inspiration to trust our guts – that’s how I cook, and how I want everyone to cook!
Bad day be gone!! I think this “mouthful” meal would do the trick for me! That last picture is so artsy, Rose! Seriously – I think you should submit that one to a cookbook or something
Beautiful + delicious!!
That looks amazing – the tofu looks perfect!
this looks extremely good.
That dinner looks amazing!!!
gorgeous and tasty!!