Fresh Greens and Spicy Tofu Bento Bowl

"This is a great one dish, pan-asian meal and makes for a healthy, well-balanced lunch or dinner. The combination of the spicy, rich tofu and the fresh cool greens really makes the dish pop. Adapted from Vegetarian Times."
 
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Ready In:
30mins
Ingredients:
13
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Whisk together soy sauce, chile-garlic sauce, and sesame oil in bowl.
  • Heat skillet over medium heat. Dip tofu in soy sauce mixture; cook 10 minutes, or until browned. Cool 10 minutes.
  • Add green onions, yogurt, and lemon juice to remaining chile mixture. Toss with tofu.
  • Mound rice in serving bowls. Top with greens. Shave carrot strips over top with vegetable peeler. Top with tofu, cucumber, and avocado. Sprinkle with sesame seeds; serve with chile-soy sauce mixture.

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Reviews

  1. Mmmm, this is so good. The store was out of extra-firm tofu though, so I had to use the firm kind... It kind of fell apart in the sauce and looked like a chunky tofu scramble, but it still tasted incredible. The only change I would maybe make next time is cutting down the amount of sesame oil in half, as it was a bit overpowering.
     
  2. Love, love, love this. Made for ZWT and wouldn't change anything either. Wonderful spicy tofu nestled with the creamy avocado and other veggies in a sauce with a nice kick. It is hopping right into my best of 2011 cookbook! Thanks for posting.
     
  3. This was absolutely wonderful!! It was healthy, inexpensive, and tasted out of this world! I wouldn't change a thing. Try this one! Trust me!!! Thanks for the wonderful recipe sofie-a-toast!
     
  4. Delicious! I followed another reviewer and decreased the sesame oil (to 1/2 TBSP) and did not pan fry the tofu, so it would hold shape - I microwaved it instead. The other change I made was to sub cabbage for the greens, since that sounded better to us (I also used maybe 1/4 the amount). This made a great veggie meal, I think the cucumber and avocado are really crucial; we would definitely make it again. The two of us ate most of this.
     
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  1. Delicious! I followed another reviewer and decreased the sesame oil (to 1/2 TBSP) and did not pan fry the tofu, so it would hold shape - I microwaved it instead. The other change I made was to sub cabbage for the greens, since that sounded better to us (I also used maybe 1/4 the amount). This made a great veggie meal, I think the cucumber and avocado are really crucial; we would definitely make it again. The two of us ate most of this.
     

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