I don’t mind recipes that require a lot of time, but have little work. I find it nice to prepare a meal, and have an hour or so to clean up, or prepare upcoming lunches (and still have time to sit around and check emails). So from time to time I try and dabble in casseroles. I picked this dish for our withdrawal diet. At the time we introduced soy, but still couldn’t have any wheat.

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This recipe was adapted by a curry cauliflower-fennel toss, but most of those spices were removed. The flavor is most emphasized by balsamic vinegar. Gourmet balsamic vinegars are becoming very popular, and I have two locals stores that make their very own. I HIGHLY recommend using a higher end vinegar. I used a white orange balsamic vinegar for the one featured in the photo.

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I am not a huge cauliflower fan. I can’t stand plain steamed/boiled cauliflower. I don’t know how people do it. I need to either cover it with a curry powder, or roast it. I am amazed at how much roasting brings out flavors. It add a lot of depth to otherwise dull veggies.

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Without any further ado- the recipe. It is pretty easy, the longest part is just cutting up the cauliflower. I started by chopping down the florets then dicing the stems. Might as well use up all of the plant right?

Roasted Balsamic Tofu & Cauliflower Toss
a quick baked casserole dish using red pepper, cauliflower, and tofu
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Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
1 hr 10 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
40 min
Total Time
1 hr 10 min
Ingredients
  1. 1 cup brown rice
  2. 2 1/2 cups water
  3. 5 cups cauliflower chopped
  4. 1 red bell pepper chopped
  5. 1 small onion chopped
  6. 3/4 lb firm tofu crumbled
  7. 1 tsp salt
  8. 1/2 tsp pepper
  9. 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar*
  10. 1/8 cup olive oil
  11. 1/2 cup edamame
Instructions
  1. 1 Preheat over to 400 degrees.
  2. 2 Start cooking the brown rice. Put the brown rice and water in a pot and turn on high. Once the water boils turn heat on low, and cook for 40 minutes.
  3. 3 While the oven preheat and rice cooks, chop veggies and place them into the casserole dish.
  4. 4 Take the tofu and crush with your hands on top of the veggies. If you want, you can cube tofu instead. Add salt, pepper, vinegar, and oil in a casserole dish and toss everything together.
  5. 5 Put dish in oven for 30 minutes, pulling it out every 10 minutes to toss.
  6. 5 After thirty minutes, toss in the edamame and bake for a final 10 mintues.
  7. 6 Remove cauliflower from oven and serve on top of the brown rice.
Notes
  1. * I used an orange white balsamic vinegar for the photos. Feel free to use ANY type of balsamic vinegars.
Adapted from Viva La Vegan
Adapted from Viva La Vegan
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