Tofu grillé à la sauce barbecue by RICARDO
Tofu grille a la sauce barbecue

Preparation time 15 minutes

Total time: 35 minutes

Serves 2 - 4

Ingredients

  1. ½ cup (125 ml) chili sauce
  2. 2 tbsp (30 ml) piri-piri sauce (see note)
  3. 2 tbsp (30 ml) honey
  4. 2 garlic cloves, chopped

  1. 1 lb (450 g) firm or extra- firm tofu, cut into ½ inch (1 cm) thick slices
  2. 2 tbsp (30 ml) olive oil
  3. 1 red pepper, seeded and cut into 12 wedges
  4. 1 yellow pepper, seeded and cut into 12 wedges
  5. 1 large red onion, cut into 12 wedges
  6. A few lettuce leaves, to taste
  7. 1 avocado, cut into 8 wedges
  8. 1 lemon, cut into wedges

Directions

Barbecue Sauce

  1. In a small pot, combine all of the ingredients. Bring to a boil and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.

Tofu

  1. Preheat the barbecue, setting the burners to high. Oil the grate.
  2. Place the tofu slices on a large plate. Cover with the oil. Season with salt and pepper. Grill the tofu for 2 minutes on each side. Brush with the barbecue sauce. Continue cooking for 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate and brush once more with barbecue sauce.
  3. Meanwhile, grill the peppers and onion until tender. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. On a serving platter, place the lettuce, avocado, grilled vegetables and tofu. Serve with lemon wedges.

NOTE

Piri-piri is a chilli pepper widely used in African and Portuguese cuisines. It’s used to make a spicy sauce that can be found in some grocery stores.

You can replace it with 1 tbsp (15 ml) chilli sauce (such as Franks’ RedHot).

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