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Tasty tofu chilli with onion salsa
Protein-packed tofu is crumbled into a rich chilli sauce with tomato and red pepper, and served with rice and an onion salsa spiked with lime and coriander. Best of all, it’s ready in half an hour. Muchas gracias, SWK chefs!
SWK: Source of fibre
SWK: High protein
Plants 4
Serving size
Ingredients
- 140g basmati rice
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 1 unwaxed lime
- 1 vegetable stock cube (use half) (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 pepper
- 2 onion
- 2 garlic clove
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 280g tofu (Soya) (Tofu (Water, Soya Beans, Nigari))
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tsp chilli con carne spice mix (Paprika, Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cumin, Garlic, Fenugreek, Oregano, Sea Salt)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 594
Protein: 33g
Carbs: 88g
Fat: 13g
Ingredients
- 2 pepper
- 3 onion
- 4 garlic clove
- 200g baby tomatoes
- 560g tofu (Soya) (Tofu (Water, Soya Beans, Nigari))
- 4 tbsp tomato purée
- 400g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 vegetable stock cube (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 280g basmati rice
- 2 handful of fresh coriander
- 2 unwaxed lime
- 4 tsp chilli con carne spice mix (Paprika, Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cumin, Garlic, Fenugreek, Oregano, Sea Salt)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 583
Protein: 33g
Carbs: 86g
Fat: 13g
Tasty tofu chilli with onion salsa
Protein-packed tofu is crumbled into a rich chilli sauce with tomato and red pepper, and served with rice and an onion salsa spiked with lime and coriander. Best of all, it’s ready in half an hour. Muchas gracias, SWK chefs!
Cook time:
30 mins
Cuisine:
Italian
Food group:
Vegan
Allergens: Celery, Soya
Cooking Instructions
Soften the peppers & onions
- Deseed and finely dice the pepper,s and peel and finely dice the onions. Peel and crush the garlic.
- Spritz a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a medium heat. Fry the peppers and three-quarters of the onions for 5-7 mins.
- Add the garlic and cook for 2 mins.
Spice things up
- Meanwhile, halve the tomatoes. Drain the tofu, pat dry with kitchen roll and crumble into fine crumbs that resemble mince.
- Add the tofu to the pan along with the tomato purée and half the spice mix sachet (the whole sachet for 4 portions), then cook for 2 mins.
- Tip in the passata, crumble in half the stock cube and pour in 200ml water (use all the stock and 300ml water for 4 portions). Stir well and simmer for 8-10 mins, adding the tomatoes for the final 5 mins, until thickened slightly.
Cook the rice
- At the same time, cook the rice in boiling water for 10-12 mins, then drain.
It’s salsa time!
- Finely chop the coriander and put it into a small bowl with the remaining diced onion.
- Grate the zest of the limes into the bowl, then squeeze in the juice (to taste) and mix well.
Plate up
- Serve the chilli on the rice, then spoon over the salsa.