Roasted Tofu with Tangerines and Olives

This recipe is adapted from Everyday Food’s Roasted Chicken with Tangerines and Olives. Although the tangerines and olives have strong flavors, the sauce is much more subtle, making it important to adequately press your tofu before you start cooking. By doing so, the tofu takes on the sweet flavor of the sauce, which contrasts nicely with the saltiness of the olives. Serve this dish over couscous or brown rice for a filling Mediterranean-style meal.I’m not a huge fan of tofu. Although many people dislike the texture, for me it’s more the taste. The main virtue of tofu, according to tofu lovers, is its lack of flavor. This lack of flavor gives tofu its versatility—you can use it in a variety of dishes, from soups to pastas to desserts. But for me, I definitely do taste tofu. Or, at least, I taste that stanky flavor of the water tofu sits in at the supermarket. Blech!

So when I make anything involving tofu, it’s absolutely imperative that I get every last bit of stanky tofu water out. I’ve tried just about every method for doing this, but I’ve finally settled on using a tofu press. While it’s more expensive than the old cast-iron-frying-pan-and-soup-cans method, it’s much more effective. When you press all the tofu water out, the tofu can better absorb the flavors you add to it. And if you don’t get all the water out, the tofu is too saturated to absorb sauces and other ingredients.

Roasted Tofu with Tangerines and Olives

A Mediterranean-style dish with roasted tofu, tangerines, and olives. Make it a meal by serving over couscous or brown rice.

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Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 40 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Servings: 4

Author: Oh My Veggies

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup tangerine juice
• 1/4 cup honey
• cooking spray or oil mister
• 1 14 oz package extra-firm tofu, pressed for 30 minutes and sliced into 8 pieces (I use the Tofu Xpress)
• salt and freshly ground pepper
• 3/4 cup pitted olives
• 3 tangerines unpeeled and quartered

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Whisk together tangerine juice and honey.
• Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray or mister. Lay tofu slices into the dish and coat with half of honey and juice mixture. Season with salt and pepper. Add tangerines and olives to dish and roast 20 minutes.
• Turn tofu slices over and coat with remaining honey and juice mixture. Return to oven for 20 more minutes or until olives are shriveled and tangerines are browned on edges.

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