I am certainly addicted to red wine vinegar and I am cooking almost all my food in it. Sounds crazy… but believe me it tastes sooo gooodddd. I can’t stop craving about red wine vinegar and when I cooked tofu in it the outcome was simply marvelous. I ate almost the entire dish of Red Wine Vinegar Tofu with Quinoa leaving only a tiny bit for my family to taste.
They even commented – is this a tasting contest or do we get more food? Hahahhaha……. Of course I made this recipe twice so they get the same satisfaction as I did. 🙂
Easy to make Red Wine Vinegar Tofu with Quinoa
Instead of marinating and going for a time consuming recipe I decided to make it a quick 30 minute dish. Therefore, I warmed olive oil in a nonstick frying pan. Then, flavored it with garlic, Italian seasoning, parsley, my favorite red wine vinegar , salt and pepper. At the first boil I added tofu pieces to it and let it cook until tofu was a nice brown and cooked thoroughly.
To avoid extra soiled dishes because I hate doing dishes ……. I used the same pan and the leftover seasoning. There are two advantages in using the same pan – one is of course that I mentioned above and the other is to bring the same essence to your veggies your and quinoa. So I took out the tofu pieces in a plate carefully and tossed in the vegetables in the same pan. I like my vegetables crunchy so I sautéed to my desired texture and to make it thick and a slight creamier I added little dairy free milk. This way this dish became rich yet light on tummy and calcium content also increased. Lastly, I added boiled quinoa to it and cooked for a minute.
For plating, I spooned out quinoa and vegetables, making sure that quinoa is at the bottom and vegetables on top to make it look colorful and garnished with red wine vinegar tofu and served it warm.
Enjoy this Red Wine Vinegar Tofu with Quinoa, a healthy Italian dish, in the comfort of your home with your family 🙂
Red Wine Vinegar Tofu with Quinoa
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp dried garlic
- 1 tsp Italian seasonings
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- 3/4 cup red wine vinegar
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper
- 1 14oz pack of extra firm tofu (drained and squared)
- 1 cup sliced red onion
- 1 whole green bell pepper (deseeded and sliced round)
- 1 whole red bell pepper (deseeded and sliced round)
- 1 whole yellow bell pepper ( deseeded and sliced round)
- 1/2 cup dairy free milk
- 2 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in your nonstick pan and add garlic, Italian seasoning, dried parsley, red wine vinegar, 1/2 tsp salt and black pepper.
- Immediately place each piece of tofu in it. Then, cover and cook until brown on one side. (This make take about 10 minutes). Thereafter, flip the tofu pieces tot he other side and cook it covered again until brown.
- When done take out the tofu pieces without braking them on a separate plate. In the same pan saute onion, green , red and yellow bell peppers. Cook the veggies until they are tender but crunchy.
- Afterwards, add dairy free milk, res of the salt and cooked quinoa. Next, saute well until all the ingredients are well combined in the pan.
- Now, in a serving plate spoon quinoa and veggies. Then top it with cooked toffu pieces.
- Lastly, serve it warm and enjoy!
Notes
- For non vegan option regular milk can also be used.
- For vegan option - I personally prefer unsweetened coconut milk (tetra pack). However, any dairy free milk can be used in this recipe.
- Feel free to adjust salt as per your taste.
- Fresh crushed black pepper tastes great in this recipe. feel free to sprinkle extra black pepper as per our taste if desired.
Nutrition
linda spiker says
Lovely and so colorful!
Gunjan says
Thank you Linda.
Melissa says
This is definitely outside my comfort zone, but I love tofu!
Krista Williams says
This looks so good – I can easily make this tonight which makes me happy!
Thank you so much for sharing, so glad you inspired me!
xoxo
Krista
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Gunjan says
Enjoy it and let me know how it turned out.
Chrissa - Physical Kitchness says
I’m totally with you on the red wine vinegar thing! I use it for salad dressings all the time, but THIS recipe no doubt will rock my world!
Gunjan says
I just love red wine vinegar. it’s so flavorful.
Aarika says
This is awesome! I adore tofu, and I am always looking for new ways to cook it. The addition of red wine vinegar is brilliant. Yum!
Gunjan says
Thank you Aarika.
Chrissy says
quinoa is a fave 🙂 just not sure how it is mixed with other ingredients!
Gunjan says
Try this recipe you will know how to mix quinoa with other ingredients. Quinoa is so versatile that it goes well with almost all types of food.
Patricia @ Grab a Plate says
So pretty and colorful! I’m a huge tofu fan and love coming up with different ways to make it. Love the added red wine vinegar — who knew?!
Gunjan says
Thank you Patricia.
Cara says
This looks great! Very flavorful!
Gunjan says
Thank you Cara.
Madison says
Your photos look fantastic! I’m always looking for new ways to use tofu and haven’t even considered red wine vinegar as an ingredient. Can’t wait to try!
Gunjan says
Thank you Madison. I hope you enjoy this recipe.
Carrie | Clean Eating Kitchen says
I cook with red wine a lot, but never thought of using it with tofu! Such a great idea!
Gunjan says
Thank you Carries. You may use red wine and it would taste wonderful. This however , i made with red wine vinegar so kids can enjoy also.
Erin says
It’s so colorful and looks like it would be very tasty. Pinning this to try later 🙂
Gunjan says
Thank you Erin.
Joanie @ One Dish Kitchen says
What a winning recipe and a great meatless meal option. I’ll bet the Italian seasonings and red wine vinegar gave the tofu the perfect flavors!
Annie says
Just pinned it! Love the recipe and how healthy it is! I’ve never thought to cook tofu this way and it looks super yummy! Love the pics too. 🙂
xoxo
Annie
Willow says
I love red wine vinegar too, so I bet I would love this! I crave vinegar products in general.
Sondra Barker says
This is so wholesome! I love these types of recipes. Sounds so delicious and I can’t wait to try this!
Nicole says
This looks delicious! Will try making this later this week!
Nicole
Denay DeGuzman says
They say you eat with your eyes, and for me this is absolutely true when looking at your gorgeous images! This tofu dish looks so flavorful and delicious. And I too love the taste of red wine vinegar!
Holly Lasha says
This sounds super yummy. I have to give it a try!