Vegan Tofu Recipes
Say goodbye to tasteless tofu, because whatever recipe you're looking for, these vegan tofu recipes are jam-packed with flavourful and creative ideas to get you cooking tofu like a pro!
Enjoy it cubed and crispy, blend it into a creamy sauce, make vegan cheese, or use it as an egg replacer in dishes like French toast and quiche. It can be transformed in so many unexpected and super tasty ways!
Most Popular Tofu Recipes 🏆
Tofu For Breakfast Or Brunch
From tofu scramble doing its best scrambled egg impression, incredible vegan French toast that uses extra firm tofu to make its delicious custard, to a very delicious high-protein tofu smoothie, there are so many creative ways to use tofu for breakfast or brunch!
Tofu Dinner Recipes
Make tofu the star of the show in these delicious vegan tofu-based dinner recipes.
Tofu-Based Vegan Cheeses, Sauces & Dips
Tofu Tips
- Tofu comes in a lot of different varieties and it is really important that you buy and use the correct tofu for the recipe you are making. Always check the type that is called for in the ingredinets list and buy accordingly. Varieties include, soft, firm, extra-firm and super-firm, as well as soft silken, firm silken and extra-firm silken. What works for one recipe wont work for another, which is why it's so important to start off with the correct tofu type for the job in hand.
- To give extra firm tofu an almost "meaty" texture, put whole unopened packages of tofu in the freezer as soon as you buy it. Defrost overnight, then press it well once it has defrosted. You'll notice a huge difference if you try it!
- Coat tofu in seasoned cornstarch (cornflour in the UK) then pan fry or air fry to make it super-duper crispy. Cornstarch works way better than regular flour for this.
- Most tofu (except soft and silken) can benefit from being pressed. You can buy a Tofu Press to do this, or you can wrap the tofu in a clean absorbent cloth or some paper towels and pile some heavy things on the top of it. Leave it for about 30 minutes or longer if you can. Not only does pressing improve the texture, it also helps with the flavour. Of course this is recipe specific. For example with my baked tofu and nutritional yeast tofu recipes and any blended tofu recipes, I recommend not pressing for best results.
- Once the tofu has been pressed fill it with flavour by marinating it in a delicious tofu marinade, or season it really well. People don't eat meat just as it is. They season it up with herbs and spices. You need to do the same with tofu.
