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Peanut Tofu Buddha Bowl! A gluten-free and vegan lunch or dinner. Brown rice, the BEST peanut tofu, vegetables and roasted broccoli in a simple peanut sauce. If you are looking for a healthy buddha bowl recipe, this is it!
Is there such thing as vacation coma? Even though BL and I arrived home from our New Zealand trip earlier in the weekend, I feel like I’m been in a foggy daze for the past 48 hours. A mix of insomnia, apathy, fatigue and excitement.
We arrived back home late Friday night, wired with caffeine and buzzing from the post-vacation high. After plowing through 5 episodes of Making a Murderer (obsessed) with take-out pizza, we greeted the sunrise by finally heading up to bed.
I’m relishing these moments of zero-responsibility. Sure, there are suitcases to unpack, emails that need responding, and a zillion other to-do tasks, but right now I just want to ease back into the busy pace of life as slowly as possible.
Of course, when your vacation ends on New Year’s Day, there’s a slight sense of anxiety that follows. Is everyone making plans and goals without me? It seems like my facebook and instagram have been taken over with pledges to do better, be better, look better.
I totally get the desire to want an overhaul come January 1st. I’ve spent the last three weeks sustaining on take out, cheese, and more Sauvignon Blanc than I’d care to admit. I’m sure there were vegetables in there somewhere but when you are relying on restaurant meals three times a day, healthy isn’t always what you get.
Once BL and I finished polishing off the last of the pizza, I got up the courage to head out to the grocery store to put together something that would nourish us both. These buddha bowls are my favorite way to get back on the healthy eating track. They are packed with nutrition, flavor and contain enough protein and fiber to keep me full for hours. Exactly the kind of fuel I need if I plan to continue my Netflix binge.
This tofu. Please try it. Please try it. 🙏 Make this your New Year’s resolution, the year you will love tofu at home. I forget where I learned this technique but it’s pretty foolproof in creating chewy, crispy chunks of tofu that aren’t drenched in oil.
To achieve the faux-fried texture, bake the tofu until it’s almost dry then remove from the oven and marinate in peanut sauce! From there, you’ll lightly sauté the marinated tofu in more sauce until hot and crispy and then pile on top of cooked grains and vegetables.
Or eat the entire thing straight out of the skillet. I’ve done both and they are equally good.
While we are on the subject of New Year, New You, can we pledge to enjoy food more? It’s almost impossible to have a healthy relationship with food with the words Master Cleanse, detox, diet or fasting. I can almost promise that those fads will leave you hungry, unsatisfied and more hard on yourself.
There is an easier way. Love food that loves you back. Fill your plate with colorful produce, lean protein, healthy fat and complex carbs. Eat until you are satisfied, enjoying each bite with acceptance and not punishment. I plan on sharing more of my thoughts on this idea later in the week but for now, these buddha bowls await.
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Peanut Tofu Buddha Bowl! A healthy lunch or dinner, perfect for the New Year! Brown rice, the BEST tofu, vegetables, roasted broccoli in a simple peanut sauce. Vegan and Gluten-Free.
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Absolutely DELICIOUS!!! I added mushroom and onion to the broccoli because they needed using and it was perfect
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Made this today. The sauce is SO yum but I added coconut milk and water break up the stickiness. I also added toasted chickpeas, avo, roast carrot and onion. Bliss!
So glad to hear, thanks Jessica!
I’m not a huge fan of recipes I find on Pinterest because they tend to be a bit bland. This was probably one of the best recipes I’ve ever made from Pinterest. The tofu for me probably needed a few more minutes in the oven. But the flavors were all so good and I will definitely be making this again!
★★★★★
So glad to hear, thanks Patty!
This was so good. Made it yesterday and had the leftovers today. I did not have rice so used couscous instead. The peanut sauce is fabulous. This will definitely be on my regular rotation. I already want to make it again today.
So glad to hear!
So yummy! We added some roasted chickpeas for some extra crunch!
This was amazing! I doubled the recipe so our family of four would have enough for lunches the next day. We added fresh lime juice, green onions, and extra sriracha on top and it was truly delish!
★★★★★
So good! Started making it for my vegetarian daughter and now our whole family loves it. Best way to make tofu. I do roast the tofu and broccoli at the same time. Works perfectly.
★★★★★
Thanks for sharing! Does it keep long?
This looks so good! What a great hearty vegan meal!
Really like it. I would have cooked the tofu and broccoli at the same time.