Marinated Baked Tofu Steaks with Tropical Salsa

Ingredients

1 block of tofu-cut into 6 steak slices

1 tsp sesame oil

Marinade

1 Tbs ginger-minced

2 cloves garlic-pressed

1 tsp red pepper flakes

1 tsp cumin

1 tsp chili powder

3 Tbs shoyu (soy sauce)

Salsa

1 medium sized Jicama-diced

1 mango-diced

1/2 cucumber-seeded & diced

1 red fresno chili pepper-minced

Juice of half a lime

1/2 cup cilantro-chopped

1 tsp agave nectar

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp cumin

Serves 2 (leftover salsa)

Directions

1. Prepare salsa first so it has time for the flavors to develop. Combine all the salsa ingredients, mix, and refrigerate for 2 hours.

2. Mix marinade ingredients together, spoon mixture over tofu steaks on both sides, place on a plate, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees, brush baking sheet with the sesame oil, layer tofu steaks on baking sheet, bake for 30 minutes turning halfway through.

4. Place 3 tofu steaks on the center of each plate and top with tropical salsa

I was inspired to make this recipe because I wanted to play around with Jicama because I have never cooked with it before. I thought that it would work best in a tropical salsa and with this hot weather I thought it would be refreshing. I have only made tofu steaks once before and I have been craving them ever since, so this was a good excuse for making them. It is so easy to make the tofu steaks and they have such a nice crunchy texture. You can't get this texture by pan frying it. Tofu is a blank slate, so you can be creative! You will have plenty of salsa leftover, so you can eat it simply with chips or find another creative use for it. This is a healthy light summer dinner that is very filling.