Sesame Tahini Tofu

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Submitted: 
February 19th, 2003
Submitter: 
Darcy

A delicious vegan recipe served over brown rice.

Preparation Time: 
15 mins
Cooking Time: 
20 mins
Servings: 
3
Ingredients: 

3 cups cooked brown rice
1 lb. firm tofu, cut into chunks
1 can chick peas, drained and rinsed
1 cup diced yellow pepper
1 large Spanish onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 oz. shitake (or other ) muchrooms, chopped *
3 tablespoons toasted sesame tahini
black pepper, to taste
1 1/2 cups vegetable broth

Directions: 

Saute onion, peppers and garlic in olive oil in a large skillet until tender. Add mushrooms and cook until soft. Stir tahini into bottom of pan, then slowly add vegetable broth. Next add tofu chunks and chick peas, put a lid on the skillet and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve over brown rice. May garnish with roasted cashew nuts, soy nuts, or black sesame seeds if desired.

* Shitake muchrooms contain lentinan, which can be found in the root and cell wall of the mushroom. This antiviral substance has demonstrated significant immunostimulating activity.

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