Pesto Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad with Baked Tofu
Ingredients
Scale
Ingredients:
VEGETABLES:
- Preheat oven to 375 F
- Prepare 1 cup of each:
- 1 red pepper
- Mushrooms
- 1 onion, quartered
- Broccoli, chopped
- Cauliflower, chopped (you can sub zucchini)
- Grape tomatoes, halved
- 8 whole cloves of Garlic
PASTA:
- 1 package *gemilli pasta ( I gluten free chick pea brand), can sub penne, fussili or similar pasta (best if whole grain or gluten free made of whole foods)
- Cook according package directions, let cool in cold water until ready to assemble bowls. Do not overcook, better to cook until el dente or slightly soft, not mushy.
ROASTED TOFU:
- 1 package, drained and pressed slightly to release water
- chop
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
- ½ tsp each oregano,
- thyme
- ground sage
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- ½ tsp corn starch
GREENS:
- 4 c greens, preferable organic ( I use mix of chopped kale and field greens)
DRESSING:
- Trader Joes Vegan Pesto or Gotham Greens Vegan Pesto dressing
Instructions
VEGGIES:
- On large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, assemble veggies in separate areas.
- Season: lightly olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper, ½ tsp garlic powder and onion powder, and oregano.
- Roast until lightly golden, about 17-20 min
TOFU:
- On a large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, add the tofu.
- Season: with olive oil, salt and pepper, ½ tsp each oregano, thyme, ground sage, garlic powder and onion powder.
- Sprinkle with ½ tsp corn starch and lightly coat tofu.
- I mix everything with my hands.
- Tofu may take longer then veggies to get a light golden color, generally takes about 25 min~ don’t over roast as it will continue to cook when out of the oven.
ASSEMBLE:
- Toss rough chopped greens with Trader Joes Vegan Pesto or Gotham Greens Vegan Pesto dressing.
- In each bowl, Layer:
- Greens
- Pasta
- Divide roasted vegetables evenly into each bowl
- Roasted tofu (which should look much like chicken and it’ll taste like it )
Notes
Optional:
- Add more dressing on top
- For crunch: Sprinkle on pumpkin seeds, hemp seeds or roasted sunflower seeds
- *Can sub other protein for tofu such as salmon or chicken
