Bowls are quick and easy. Becky's bowl basics are simple, add a layer of grains, potatoes, greens or pasta, top with veggies, then protein and some awesome sauces or dressings. With the recipes for each of the bowl elements in the book, there are endless possibilities to come up with your own combinations!
Prep Time30 minutesmins
Cook Time40 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: lunch, Main Course
Servings: 4
Author: Becky Striepe
Ingredients
1block extra firm tofu
1batch Peanut Butter Saucesee below
1batch Perfect Mashed Potatoessee below
Greens
salt and pepper
Peanut Butter Sauce
2inchpiece of fresh gingercoarsely chopped
2clovesof garlic
1/2cupcreamy peanut butter
1tablespoonsoy sauce
juice of 1/2 a fresh lemon
1-2teaspoonsSriracha sauceto taste
2-6tablespoonsof water
Perfectly Mashed Potatoes
2large red or white potatoes - about the size of a tennis ball - cut into 2” pieces. The thin skin is keysince we are not peeling them.
1/4 or morecupsoy or almond milkplus extra, as needed
Put the ginger, garlic, peanut butter, soy sauce, lemon juice, and Sriracha into your blender or food processor. Blend until smooth, adding water by the tablespoon as needed to get things moving.
Make the Mashed Potatoes
1. Put your potatoes into a large pot, adding enough water to cover them completely. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10-15 minuntes, until they’re fork-tender. Transfer to a colander to drain.
2. In a medium-sized bowl, mash up your potato a little bit, then add the soy milk and olive oil. It’s going to look way too liquidy at this point, but don’t panic! Just keep mashing. I try to mash down anything that’s larger than a pea in size, but if you like your mashed potatoes ultra smooth you can mash even more or even get in there with an immersion blender.
3. Once the potatoes are the consistency you like, fold in the nutritional yeast. Stir well to completely combine, then add a little extra soy milk – one tablespoon at a time – if things look a little bit dry. Every potato is different, so the exact amount of soy milk is going to vary.
4. Season with salt and pepper, top with the green onions.
Make the bowl
1. Preheat the oven to 350F / 180ºc
2. Slice your block of tofu into 8 cutlets, and arrange them in a greased 9×12” glass baking pan.
3. Make your Peanut Butter Sauce and pour it over the tofu, making sure each cutlet gets a nice coating, and bake for 30 minutes.
4. While the tofu bakes, make your Perfect Mashed Potatoes.
5. Divide the greens and potatoes between your four bowls, and dish up two cooked cutlets on top.
Notes
Recipe by Becky Striepe. Printed by permission from Becky Striepe.Becky is also giving away 2 copies of the book to 2 readers of the blog. One digital copy for International readers! and One print copy within US. Please enter the Giveaway belowa Rafflecopter giveawayNutritional values based on one serving