BBQ tofu Pizza
My roommates and I were having a night of wine and late night laughter and cooking pizza and wings seemed like a great idea. One roommate in particular could eat buffalo wings for every meal so I had been promising him I’d make them. It all started with making Vegetarian “No Buffalo” Hot Wings… but you can’t have wings without pizza. I wanted to try another dish that isn’t ever made without the chicken and this one was voted a success by meatys and non- meatys alike. Guaranteed if you are a fan of the original version this vegan version won’t let you down.
BBQ TOFU PIZZA
1 whole wheat dough (trader joe’s/ fresh and easy etc.)
1 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce
1/2 cup of sliced red onion
1/4 cup of picked whole cilantro
1 block of extra firm tofu
Glug of extra virgin olive oil
Dash of red pepper flakes
sea salt and cracked pepper to taste
After letting the dough rest 15-20 minutes at room temperature spread out on a pizza pan. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes or until it start to harden but not crunchy. Meanwhile, drain all the water from your tofu block and cut into bite size strips. (Make sure the strips are at least 1/2 inch thick on one side or they will fall apart too easily) Coat the tofu in 1/2 cup of BBQ sauce and a glug of olive oil. Let the tofu marinade while you cut the onions and pull the cilantro from the stems. (You should get a your boyfriend to do the cilantro picking job if you have one there. They’re really good at it.) Saute the tofu on medium for about 8-10 minutes; flipping halfway through. Then turn the heat to high to crisp up the bottoms.
The now par cooked pizza crust should be out of the oven now and you can generously spread the rest of the BBQ sauce on the crust, (next would come cheese if you want it), next comes the hot saucy tofu, and finally the red onions. Bake for another 10 minutes or until desired crispiness is achieved. Once the pizza is out of the oven garnish with your perfectly picked cilantro, cut and serve.
