Tofu in Morroccan-style Tomato Sauce

Adapted from a recipe by Mark Bittman, which calls for shrimp. We liked it fine, but the sauce appears to be balanced to the delicate taste of shrimp, and we think tofu can handle more robust flavoring. I have added the hot pepper flakes, and probably will up the cumin next time as well. This worked well with sauteed collard greens - a light but filling dish. Recommended, but not my dish of the month!

I also made some rolls earlier today, thinking I'd be making bbq tofu with coleslaw, then I saw this recipe. The rolls are the light wheat bread, from Artisan breads in 5 minutes a day, and they were just right for a sandwich roll (I made them about the size of a small-to-medium hamburger bun). They were really great!

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 1 t (or more) crushed hot pepper flakes
  
• 1 minced fresh lime leaf or 1 teaspoon minced lime zest
• 1 28-ounce can chopped tomatoes, drained, or 3 cups chopped fresh tomatoes
• Salt and pepper
• 1 container of extra-firm tofu, drained, cut in 3/4" cubes, and pressed
  
• Minced fresh cilantro for garnish
• Lime wedges

1. Marinate the tofu 10-15 minutes in about 1/2 c veg broth with added Braggs (~1 1/2 T) and 3 crushed cloves of garlic, heated in the microwave for 2 minutes.
2. Drain tofu, then broil in foil-lined pan after spraying with an olive oil mister. Broil for around 10 minutes, and 4-5 minutes on the other side, or until tofu is golden brown; remove and set aside.
3. heat olive oil in a deep skillet over medium-high, then add ginger and stir to cook for a minute. 4. Now, add all spices and stir briefly until mixture is aromatic, about 30 seconds.
5. Add tomatoes and salt and pepper, stir and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is nearly dry, about 15 minutes.
6. Add tofu to heat through, about 3-5 minutes.
7. Serve over rice, garnished with cilantro and accompanied by lime wedges.

True Spanish Gazpacho

Posted just now by Aubade on the PPK - I have to try this! Full credit to Aubade and to vegweb.com.

True Spanish Gazpacho (from vegweb.com with a little modification)

2 garlic cloves, peeled
6 tomatoes
1 bell pepper
1 cucumber
1/4 vinegar
1/2 cup oil
ice or water
salt and pepper to taste

Put tomatoes in boiling water for 30 seconds to 1 minute. (peels will start to split) Peel skins off tomatoes. Chop roughly, squeezing out seeds if desired. (discard seeds)

Roughly chop half of cucumber. (remove seeds if desired) Dice other half into small cubes.
Roughly chop pepper- dice half into small cubes if desired.

Put garlic cloves into food processor and whiz until finely minced.
Add tomatoes, half of cucumber and pepper (half or the whole thing, as desired).Whiz until smooth.

Add vinegar and whiz. Then add oil as motor is running and whiz until smooth. Add ice cubes or water to make a nice thin soup consistency.

Add reserved diced cucumber and peppers, plus salt and pepper to taste.

Serve cold with croutons.

Note: some people like red onion in their gazpacho, and it does taste good. If desired, you can add one small onion. You can either whiz the whole thing or whiz half then dice the other half small and add it for crunch at the end with the cucumber/pepper.

Black Beans with Mango

1 tablespoon canola or mild olive oil
1 small red onion, diced
1 bell pepper (any color, but red is nice) diced
1 mango, peeled and diced (you could also use frozen mango chunks)
one small fresh, minced and seeded hot pepper or 4-6 slices pickled jalepeno pepper (optional)
½ cup frozen corn
1 15-ounce can black beans, undrained (or drained, and add ~1/2 cup of water)
Dash of salt

Saute the onion and bell pepper in oil until they are soft and fragrant. Add the mango and jalapeno, and cook until the mango has softened. Add the beans and corn and simmer for 5 minutes. Add a dash of salt to taste. Serve over rice.

copied from http://blog.washingtonpost.com/mighty-appetite/2008/06/vegan_and_you_dont_even_know_i.html?hpid=smartliving