Tofu in peanut sauce with vegetables on rice

My recipe for crispy tofu, fried in a deliciously creamy peanut sauce.
Served as a tasty bowl with fresh broccoli, baby spinach and spring onions on rice. Fresh and healthy! And the delicious peanut sauce is just dreamy!
This meal is simple to prepare, but tastes particularly great!

Crispy tofu fried with peanut sauce

The peanut tofu is fried directly in its peanut sauce. This gives it an aromatic crunchy coating.

I season the vegan peanut sauce for the Peanut Butter Tofu with spices, garlic, ginger and lime juice, for a deep umami and full bodied taste.

This recipe offers a harmonious combination of crispy tofu and creamy, spicy peanut sauce. It is ideal as a main dish for vegans, vegetarians and flexitarians or as a delicious side dish.

Peanut tofu with vegetables on rice is very easy to prepare

Crispy tofu in peanut sauce is not only a delicious dish that impresses with the perfect combination of textures and flavours. It is also very easy to prepare. The peanut sauce is very easy to make and the rest of the tasks are also fun and very quick to prepare.

Peanut tofu is also loved by people who do not appreciate tofu

Do you get that, too? You mention you’re vegan, some comments come up and then someone randomly sais, that tofu does not taste good.

I had this dish on the menu for a while at a restaurant I worked at. That was around 2016, back then almost everyone seemd to hate tofu. The menu there was changed quarterly and the guests were almost never vegan. Nevertheless, after the menu was over, people asked again and again about my delicious tofu in peanut sauce on a vegetable bowl!

Just serve my peanut tofu from this recipe with peanut sauce for dipping or this whole bowl. You’ll never have to hear that tofu is boring again! Because the crispy, creamy, sweet, salty, spicy and slightly hot tofu dish will impress even the biggest tofu fan.

A tofu peanut bowl with fresh vegetables is very healthy

This peanut butter tofu bowl contains only good ingredients! It is very healthy thanks to the fresh vegetables and the protein-rich tofu. By the way: the peanut butter in the peanut sauce is also very high in protein. And if you use an unsweetened one, this bowl is even healthier.

Tofu in peanut sauce with vegetables on rice: this dish is gluten-free

If you have gluten intolerance, celiac disease, or want to cook for someone who doesn’t eat gluten, this recipe is perfect. A full-flavoured, versatile and filling meal where you won’t miss anything.

More delicious tofu recipes to try

Would you like to know more recipes with tofu? Then just try out these delicacies:

• Scrambled tofu – tasty and very easy to make
• Sopa De Ajo – Mallorca’s garlic soup, served with a maritime tofu skewer and croutons
• Vegan hard-boiled eggs – purely plant-based
• Vegan Scotch Eggs – with homemade vegan eggs and meat
• Ricotta – my vegan 5 minute recipe
• Delicious rhubarb meringue tartelettes
• Borek with spinach and feta stuffing
• Egg salad, delicious for sandwiches

Preparation of tofu in peanut sauce with vegetables on rice in pictures:

Here you can see how I prepare this recipe in pictures. Step by step.

Ingredients for 4 portions of tofu in peanut sauce as a bowl:

Bowl ingredients:

600 g tofu, cut into approx. 1.5cm cubes

250 ml rice

3 carrots, coarsely grated
8 handfuls of baby spinach, fresh
1 broccoli, cut into small bites
1 spring onion, cut into rings
4 tbsp oil
1 tbsp sesame oil
Salt
Pepper

Peanut sauce:

8 tbsp peanut butter (not too sweet and not too salty.)
180 ml hot water
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tbsp ginger, finely grated
1/4 tsp chili flakes
4 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp lime juice
4 tsp agave syrup
2 tbsp soy sauce (gluten free, if needed)

Preparation:

Prepare tofu:

1. Preheat the oven to 200° top and bottom heat.
2. Spread the tofu cubes on a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake for 20 minutes, turning once.
3. Set aside in a bowl.

Peanut sauce:

1. To make the peanut sauce, mix the peanut butter with the hot water until a soft mixture is formed.
2. Add all other sauce ingredients and continue stirring until everything is well mixed into a sauce.

Prepare remaining bowl:

1. Sprinkle the broccoli with the sesame oil, sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper, place on a baking tray lined with baking paper and roast in the oven at 200° for 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, cook the 250 ml (not grams) of rice in a pot or rice cooker with 500 ml of lightly salted water.

Prepare peanut tofu:

1. Add about half of the peanut sauce to the tofu and toss to coat and marinate.
2. Heat the oil in a deep pan and fry the tofu in it.
3. Heat the remaining peanut sauce again in a small saucepan.

Serve the bowl:

1. Divide the rice between 4 bowls or plates.
2. Arrange the carrots and spinach on top.
3. Add the broccoli and tofu on top.
4. Spread the remaining peanut sauce over it.
5. Sprinkle with spring onion rings or serve them on the side.

Bon appetit!