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Baked Tofu Skewers with Lemon-Rosemary Marinade

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Baked Tofu Skewers starring flavorful Lemon-Rosemary Marinade are perfect for picnics and dinner parties! Serve them hot or cold.

image collage of baked tofu skewers on a serving tray with a text overlay

Baked Tofu Skewers

You don’t have to fire up the grill to have veggie skewer goodness! These Baked Tofu Skewers scream summer, but you bake them in the oven instead of cooking on the grill.

I don’t know what it is about food on sticks, but skewers just make dinner more fun! And fun food tastes better. That’s just science.

They are perfect for a busy evening when you want a summery supper, and pressing the tofu for them is quick and easy with the EZ Tofu Press!

More Baked Tofu Goodness: Twice-Baked BBQ Tofu, The Best Baked Buffalo Tofu Bites

Making Baked Tofu Skewers requires very little hands-on time. Soak your bamboo skewers while you press and marinate your tofu, then put it together and bake in the oven, flipping once.

holding up a tofu skewer with a serving tray in the background

If you want to save time, you can press your tofu the night before and marinate it overnight, so you just have to skewer and bake at supper time.

Pressing Tofu in the EZ Tofu Press

Do I really need to press my tofu?

For this recipe, the answer is YES!

Pressing the tofu is so important in this recipe. You want your tofu nice and firm, so it will hold up to skewering. You also want it to have plenty of room to drink in your flavorful marinade. I use my EZ Tofu Press to press the excess water out of my tofu.

You can get out around a half cup of water when you use the EZ Tofu Press, which turns your block of tofu into a flavor sponge, ready to drink in your marinade.

Speaking of that marinade! I’m obsessed with this easy Lemon-Rosemary Marinade that also works as a salad dressing. Whisk together your oil, vinegar, herbs, and spices, and you’re ready to season that tofu.

Let’s do it!

Baked Tofu and Veggie Skewers

Baked Tofu Skewers with Lemon-Rosemary Marinade

Baked Tofu Skewers starring flavorful Lemon-Rosemary Marinade are perfect for picnics and dinner parties! Serve them hot or cold.
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Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Vegan
Keyword: tofu skewers, tofu skewers oven
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 6
Calories: 334kcal
Author: Becky Striepe

Ingredients

For the Marinade

  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup fresh rosemary leaves – chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • salt and pepper – to taste

For the Skewers

  • 1 block extra firm tofu – pressed and diced
  • 2 cups grape tomatoes
  • 1/2 of a red onion – cut into big chunks
  • 1 bell pepper – (any color – I used orange!)
  • 1 8 ounce package button mushrooms – stems removed

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425F.
  • Submerge 6 bamboo skewers in enough water to cover. Set aside to soak, while you prep everything else.
  • Whisk together the marinade ingredients in a small bowl.
  • Transfer the tofu pieces to a shallow dish, and pour the marinade over them. Set aside to marinate while you prep the rest of your veggies. I’d marinate for at least 15 minutes, but 30 to 60 minutes is ideal.
  • Make your skewers! Arrange the tofu, grape tomatoes, onion, bell peppers, and mushrooms on your skewers, and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat. Brush on extra marinade.
  • Bake for 30 minutes, flipping and brushing with more marinade after 15 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 334kcal
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About Becky Striepe

(rhymes with “sleepy”) is a vegan food writer and cookbook author. She been vegan since 2006 and developing simple vegan recipes since 2008.

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Comments

      • Sara Anderson

        May 9, 2019 at 8:17 am

        Hi! This will be my first time cooking with tofu, what do you mean when you say “pressed”? And is there a certain brand you would recommend?

        Thanks!
        Sara

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        • Becky Striepe

          May 9, 2019 at 11:45 am

          Yes! Pressing the tofu is so important in this recipe. You want your tofu nice and firm, so it will hold up to skewering. You also want it to have plenty of room to drink in your flavorful marinade. I use my EZ Tofu Press to press the excess water out of my tofu. You can see the EZ Tofu Press in action in the recipe video, which plays when you load the page.

          Reply

  3. Alisa Fleming

    July 9, 2017 at 6:46 pm

    I love the simplicity of the flavors you’ve used. It really looks like the veggies are allowed to shine here, but there is just enough seasoning to give the tofu a nice boost!

    Reply

  4. Jenn

    July 7, 2017 at 12:23 pm

    Rosemary is one of my fave herbs! So fragrant and flavorful! These skewers look delicious and super fun. Even the kids would love eating these!

    Reply

  6. Nicole Dawson

    July 6, 2017 at 2:01 pm

    I’m always impressed by how much liquid I can get out of my tofu block when using the tofu press. Makes a huge difference on retaining flavor too, so now I can’t go without it. Looking forward to trying your marinade next time.

    Reply

  8. Dianne

    July 5, 2017 at 3:16 pm

    These look so good! I just got a little rack with skewers for my air fryer, so I just might make these with it first!

    Reply

    • Becky Striepe

      July 5, 2017 at 3:21 pm

      Ooh that is a fun accessory! I’m in the market for a new air fryer, and I want some accessories with it!

      Reply

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