Spicy Baked Tofu
Lightly crispy, these Spicy Baked Tofu medallions are made with just 6 ingredients and are perfect to serve up as a holiday entrée or everyday side dish.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 14 oz container of extra firm tofu
- 4 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp cayenne (optional, leave out or reduce for a more mild version)
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 2 tbsp arrowroot powder
- Oil spray
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
- 2
Thoroughly dry the tofu. I like to wrap it in some paper towels or kitchen towels and leave it on a plate, with a pan on top of it to squeeze as much of the water out. I change the towels after 5 minutes or so. And repeat this 3-4 times.
- 3
When tofu is dry, slice it into thin slices - one block of tofu should have 8 slices or so.
- 4
Place the arrowroot powder on a plate.
- 5
Mix the spices together and leave these on another plate.
- 6
Dredge each slice of tofu in the arrowroot powder and then the spices. Place on a parchment-lined baking tray. Repeat until all tofu slices are dredged and placed on the tray.
- 7
Using the cooking spray, spray the tofu slices well.
- 8
Place the tray with spiced tofu in the oven to bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes. Then, carefully pull out the tray and flip the tofu slices over.
- 9
Spray the flipped tofu slices with the cooking spray.
- 10
Place the flipped tofu slices back in the oven and let bake for another 15 minutes.
- 11
When it comes out of the oven, season them with salt and pepper.
- 12
You can also brush the slices/medallions of tofu with some olive oil to get the salt and pepper to grab on.
- 13
Serve warm.