Tofu Tray Bake (gluten-free, nut-free with soy-free choices)

It is a tremendous scrumptious tofu tray bake with tofu and greens tossed in a scrumptious jerk impressed marinade and roasted. Simply marinate and unfold on a pan and bake! Serve simply as-is or in a wrap, over a mattress of rice or quinoa, or over salad greens. Simple 1 Pan weeknight meal. Soyfree choice

This tray bake dinner is tremendous simple and it’s tremendous flavorful. I make a straightforward blender marinade with numerous herbs and spices. Then the tofu and veggies are tossed within the marinade, unfold on a baking sheet and baked! And that’s it. This tray bake may be served as is or over cooked grains or over a salad, or a wrap. The caramelized herbed veggies and the crisped up flavorful tofu are heavenly.

The marinade is impressed by Jamaican jerk marinade, however I modified it a bit, omitting among the spices you discover in jerk seasoning, like allspice and cinnamon. You possibly can add these for much more taste.  

This goes nicely with any sort of protein that you just’re need to use. In the event you don’t need to use tofu, simply add some chickpeas, chickpea tofu, soaked and drained soy curls, or your favourite vegan rooster substitute. 

You possibly can add extra veggies to your tofu tray bake, and also you positively need to double or triple the marinade to maintain readily available, so you may toss it in no matter veggies and proteins you need, whether or not you need to bake or or pan fry them. The marinade is simply superb both which means, so let’s make it!

Why You’ll Love this Tofu Tray Bake

• simple 1-pan meal with virtually no energetic cooking time
• flavorful jerk seasoning-inspired marinade is superb on the tofu and the veggies
• versatile! Use your plant-based protein and veggies of selection.
• make-ahead as much as 2 days
• naturally gluten-free and nut-free with simple soy-free choices

Components and Substitutions

• garlic – Flavors the marinade.
• ginger – Flavors the marinade.
• contemporary herbs – Cilantro and inexperienced onion add extra taste to the marinade.
• lime juice – For acidity.
• maple syrup – A little bit sweetness brings out all the different flavors.
• salt and dried herbs and spices – Salt, onion energy, dried thyme, paprika, black pepper, and all-purpose seasoning spherical out the marinade’s taste.
• optionally available marinade additions – You possibly can add warmth and extra taste by including a sizzling inexperienced chili and a few lime zest to the marinade. Add in dashes of cinnamon and allspice for variation
• tofu – That is your protein.  To make it soy-free, use chickpea tofu, chickpeas, or soy-free vegan rooster. It’s also possible to use jackfruit that has been rinsed very well after which pressed to take away all the brine. It’s also possible to use soaked and drained soy curls rather than the tofu.
• veggies – I’m utilizing purple onion, purple and inexperienced bell pepper, and potato. It’s also possible to use different greens, like zucchini, summer time squash, cauliflower, and so forth. Relying on the greens you employ, your cooking time may differ by 5 to 10 minutes.
• garnishes – High your completed tray bake with nuts or seeds, contemporary herbs like cilantro or parsley, black pepper, and lime juice.

Easy methods to Make a Tofu Tray Bake

Add all the marinade substances, together with any optionally available add-ins you’re utilizing, to a blender, and mix. If the blender doesn’t transfer alongside, then add in 1 to 2 tablespoons of water to assist it transfer alongside, after which mix into a rough puree. You don’t need a tremendous clean puree, simply the ginger, garlic, and greens must be damaged down. Set the marinade apart and preheat the oven to 410° F (210° C).

Chop your veggies, when you haven’t already. Press the tofu, when you haven’t already, after which chop it up. I normally make  fairly fats slices, like small rooster breasts, after which I rating them on the highest a bit of bit, in order that the marinade soaks in very well. 

Add a bit of greater than half of the marinade to the tofu, tossing nicely to coat, then add the remaining marinade to the veggies, and toss nicely. You possibly can prep the tofu within the marinade forward, after which refrigerate the tofu for a few hours or in a single day for one of the best outcomes.

Add the marinade to the greens simply earlier than you’re able to bake, as a result of in any other case the veggies will begin dropping an excessive amount of moisture from the salt within the marinade.

When you’re able to bake, unfold the marinated tofu out on one aspect of a greased baking sheet. Then, add the veggies on the opposite aspect, and unfold them out, as nicely. You need the baking sheet sufficiently big in order that it might accommodate each the tofu and the veggies unfold right into a single layer with out overlapping, in order that they crisp up a bit. I take advantage of 12×17” or similar-size baking sheet. 

Drizzle a teaspoon or so of oil throughout. Then, bake for 20 minutes. If the veggies are beginning to scorch on the sides at this level, transfer them round a bit of bit, after which proceed to bake for an additional 10 minutes or longer, till the potatoes are cooked and among the tofu is getting crisp on the sides.

It is a very moist marinade, so that you’re not going to get tremendous crispy outcomes, however they are going to be filled with taste! You simply need every part to simply set on the greens and tofu and for veggies and tofu to have just a few crispy edges.

As soon as every part is baked to desire, take away it from the oven. For additional crispiness, you may broil it for a minute or two, after which take away it from the oven. Serve this tofu tray bake any which means you want!

Easy methods to Serve Your Tofu Tray Bake

There are such a lot of scrumptious serving choices! You possibly can serve the tofu and veggies on their very own or topped with a creamy dressing, like ranch, tahini dressing, cilantro lime dip, or curry dressing. It’s also possible to serve them over rice, grains, or quinoa or over beans and rice with toppings of selection.

This additionally makes a terrific filling for wraps! Add to your wrap with  lettuce, sliced cucumber, a superb squeeze of lime juice, and black pepper. If you’d like it saucy, add one of many creamy dressings listed above.