Description
An easy barbecue marinade makes these grilled tofu skewers a delicious, quick weeknight dinner. Fire up the grill and serve alongside your favorite summer vegetables!
Ingredients
Scale
- 14 oz extra firm tofu, drained and pressed
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsp soy sauce or tamari (we used low sodium)
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2-3 tsp sriracha
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tbsp dried mustard
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- Optional: 1/2 tsp turmeric
Instructions
- Remove tofu from packaging and drain well. Pat dry. Slice the block of tofu in half width-wise. Wrap both halves in a clean towel or a few sheets of paper towel and set something heavy on top, like a cookbook or two. Press for at least 30 minutes or up to an hour. If the towel gets too wet, switch it out with a dry one half way through.
- To prep your tofu for the skewers, slice each block lengthwise into thirds. Then, slice each length into thirds so you have 9 equal-sized blocks (18 total).
- Meanwhile, whisk together all ingredients for the marinade.
- Gently toss the tofu cubes in about 1/4 of the marinade mixture, then arrange on skewers. Heat grill to medium and place skewers on grill. Brush the skewers with more marinade on all sides once or twice while cooking.
- Grill for a few minutes on each side, until slightly charred and cooked to desired doneness. Serve with more barbecue sauce.
Notes
For a less spicy (kid-friendly) version, feel free to leave out the sriracha and/or chili powder.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grill
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size:
- Calories: 1531
- Sugar: 18.8 g
- Sodium: 1224.5 mg
- Fat: 83.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 11.3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 54.4 g
- Fiber: 19.7 g
- Protein: 142 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
