Sesame-Honey Tofu & Quinoa Bowl

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 645.7
  • Total Fat: 30.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1,898.9 mg
  • Total Carbs: 79.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 7.4 g
  • Protein: 20.7 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Sesame-Honey Tofu & Quinoa Bowl calories by ingredient


Introduction

Faced with a mountain of random blobs of leftovers in my fridge, I went to food.com and entered "rice bowl" into their search engine. This is my adaptation of one of those recipes, based on what I had available. The original recipe is available here:

http://www.food.com/recipe/sesame-
honey-tempeh-quinoa-bowl-474064
Faced with a mountain of random blobs of leftovers in my fridge, I went to food.com and entered "rice bowl" into their search engine. This is my adaptation of one of those recipes, based on what I had available. The original recipe is available here:

http://www.food.com/recipe/sesame-
honey-tempeh-quinoa-bowl-474064

Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    1 cup leftover quinoa
    1 cup leftover brown rice
    2 cups grated carrots
    2 tablespoons rice vinegar
    2 tablespoons sesame seeds
    1 tablespoon sesame oil
    1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce
    2 tablespoons sesame oil
    2 ounces tofu
    3 tablespoons agave nectar
    3 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
    2 tablespoons water
    1 teaspoon cornstarch
    2 scallions

    Read more at: http://www.food.com/recipe/sesame-honey-tempeh-quinoa-bowl-474064?oc=linkback

Tips

The benefit of recipes like this is the convenient and delicious way to use up leftovers. Take advantage of shortcuts here and use a food processor for the carrots if you can. Or if you have a few different kinds of leftover grains like I often do, chuck them all in the same pot. It's all good!


Directions

To prepare quinoa and rice: Throw them both into one saucepan with 2 tablespoons of water. Let it sit on low heat for a few minutes, stirring occasionally until warmed through. Set aside.

Meanwhile, combine carrots, rice vinegar, sesame seeds, 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon soy sauce in a medium bowl. Set aside.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add tofu and cook, stirring frequently, until beginning to brown, 2-3 minutes.

Combine agave, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons water and cornstarch in a small bowl. Add to the pan and cook, stirring, until the sauce has thickened and coats the tofu, about 1 minute.

Divide the quinoa/rice among 4 bowls and top each with 1/2 cup carrot slaw and 3/4 cup tofu mixture. Sprinkle with scallions.



Serving Size: makes 2 2-cup servings

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SCREAMINGFLEA.