Vegan MOFO: Grilled Teriyaki Tofu and Garbanzo Bean Salad Sandwich Spread

Today was a pretty awesome day food-wise but not so much cooking-wise. For breakfast I had a Vanilla Soy Protein Odwalla, I love these things! Also, since it is that time of year, you can get the Pumkin Soy Protein Odwalla which I always look forward to and have been know to hoard it whenever I see it! For lunch, I got to eat lunch from my favorite Thai restaurant, Thai Garden in Foothill Ranch, and ordered my favorite dish, Spicy Basil with Tofu and I finished the whole thing. Dinner will be something light if I even get hungry, most likely a Rainbow Salad.

I did make a few things tonight though, Teriyaki Tofu and Garbanzo Bean Salad Sandwich Spread... Both staples around here!

Viva Vegan's Tofu Chicharrones and Mojo Oven-Roasted Seitan

Viva Vegan's Tofu Chicharrones was alright, nothing amazing as far as the flavor goes. The marinade was pretty basic and consisted of soy sauce, liquid smoke, garlic, red wine vinegar, and agave syrup. I cheated and made this on the Forman so that I didn't have to fry it up in a bunch of oil. Any tofu I cook on the Forman I let cool and firm up a bit before chowing down, it just tastes better that way.

I made Mojo Oven-Roasted Seitan again since I found some oranges growing on some trees near my house along a bike trail. I really like the citrus-y marinade used in this dish, yum!

Lots of leftovers left to eat, hopefully I will get around to cooking more soon :)

A New Way to Prepare Tofu...

 So I have been trying to eat healthier and cook with less oil... I had some tofu that had been pressed with my Tofu Press, I sliced in about 8 slices width-wise and marinated it in some Soy Vay Teriyaki Sauce overnight... The next day, I pulled out my dusty George Forman Grill that I haven't used since going vegan (1.5 years ago) and decided it is time to try some tofu steaks on this damn thing! It worked perfectly! No oil, just grill the tofu about 5 minutes until browned to your liking. Fantastic! I think I will be using this grill all the time for tofu now if I can.

I dipped mine in some extra teryaki sauce out of the bottle... Yum!