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Pesto Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad with Baked *tofu

Pesto Roasted Vegetable Pasta Salad with Baked Tofu


  • Author: Catherine Haffey

Ingredients

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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:

  1. On large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, assemble veggies in separate areas. 
  2. Season: lightly olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper, ½ tsp garlic powder and onion powder,  and oregano.
  3.  Roast until lightly golden, about 17-20 min

TOFU:

  1. On a large cookie sheet lined with parchment paper, add the tofu. 
  2. Season: with olive oil, salt and pepper, ½ tsp each oregano, thyme, ground sage, garlic powder and onion powder.
  3. Sprinkle with ½ tsp corn starch and lightly coat tofu. 
  4. I mix everything with my hands. 
  5. 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:

  1. Toss rough chopped greens with Trader Joes Vegan Pesto or Gotham Greens Vegan Pesto dressing.
  2. In each bowl, Layer:
    1. Greens
    2. Pasta
    3. Divide roasted vegetables evenly into each bowl
    4. 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