Grilled Asian Tofu is quick, light, and healthy. Whip up this vegetarian dinner for two tonight!

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Grilled Asian Tofu

Serves 2

Ingredients:

1 package extra firm tofu, pressed & sliced into 6 pieces

2 Tablespoons soy sauce

2 Tablespoons water

1 teaspoon sesame oil

1 teaspoon agave nectar (or honey)

1/4 teaspoon ginger powder

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

Sprinkle red pepper flakes

Directions:

Combine all ingredients and marinate tofu slices for 10 minutes. Spray grilling surface with non-stick spray and grill for 3-4 minutes a side. Serve!

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Oh. Baby. It’s been way too long since I last had tofu and this was the perfect way to bring it back – GRILLED! Well, sort of. You’ll see!

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I started by marinating my tofu, (pressed in my handy dandy tofu press!) letting it soak up all the wonderful flavors for ~5 minutes a side.

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Yum, yum, YUM!

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Then I whipped this bad boy out – my Griddler! I totally forgot I had it!

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I was planning on using the outdoor grill before I remembered the griddler, and was glad to make the switch because today’s a scorcher.

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I pressed and “grilled” my tofu for about 7-8 minutes.

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Ahhh – look at those grill marks! All of the presentation, but none of the sweating that comes along with standing around a hot grill in the sun. That’s something I can get into. ;)

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Placed over a bed of brown rice and baby spinach sautéed in the remaining tofu marinade (there was ~1 teaspoon that the tofu hadn’t soaked up, which ended up being the perfect amount.)

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Love-love-loving this dish. SO much! It was salty, and a tiny bit sweet – just the way I like it.

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I’m going to go ahead and declare this a dish that even tofu haters might like. Try it out on someone who usually turnes their noses up, and let me know how it goes!

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