Pineapple-ginger glazed tofu is sweet and savory with a perfect texture. It makes a great vegan holiday dinner and is sneakily simple to make!
Servings 4
Author Becky Striepe
Ingredients
For the Pineapple-Ginger Glaze
120 ouncecan of pineapple in juicedrain, and reserve the juice
½cupbrown sugar
1tablespoonlemon juice
1"piecefresh ginger
For the Glazed Tofu
1blockextra firm tofupressed and sliced into 8 cutlets
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400° F.
Make the Pineapple-Ginger Glaze
Pull out 4 pineapple rings, and set them aside. You should have 2 pineapple rings remaining.
Put the pineapple rings, ¼ cup of the pineapple juice, the brown sugar, and the ginger into your blender or food processor. Puree until you have a thick glaze.
Pour the glaze into an 8x8" glass pan.
Make the Glazed Tofu
Place the tofu cutlets into the glaze, tossing to coat. Let the tofu marinate for at least 15 minutes. More, if you can wait longer.
Remove the tofu from the pan. Place it on a lined baking sheet, and brush it with a couple of tablespoons of the reserved glaze.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Remove the tofu from the oven and transfer it to the glass pan that's holding the glaze. Brush more glaze onto each tofu piece.
Top the tofu with the remaining 8 pineapple slices. Bake for 30 more minutes.