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Makes
4 servings
Author Notes
If you’ve been looking for a way to get more texture and crispiness out of your tofu, this is the recipe for you. A crunchy almond coating makes these snack-worthy (but also main dish worthy) triangles stand up to baking or pan searing and emerge with a perfect crispy, slightly savory, slightly salty exterior. —Gena Hamshaw
- Test Kitchen-Approved
Ingredients
- For the triangles:
one
14- or 15-ounce block extra-firm tofu, pressed if possible to remove some moisture
1 tablespoon
vegetable oil (if pan-frying)
1 cup
commercial almond meal (like Bob’s Red Mill) or homemade almond meal (simply grind a heaping cup of almonds to a fine meal in the food processor)
2 tablespoons
nutritional yeast
1/2 teaspoon
sweet or smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon
sea salt
1/4 teaspoon
freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon
garlic powder
- For the marinade:
1/3 cup
water
2 tablespoons
soy sauce or tamari
1 tablespoon
freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon
Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons
cornstarch or tapioca starch
Directions
- If you’d like to bake the tofu, preheat your oven to 350° F.
- To prepare the tofu, cut the block into four large cubes, and then cut each in half diagonally to create 8 triangles. Whisk the marinade ingredients together in a large bowl and add the tofu pieces. Cover and marinate for at least 2 hours and up to 8.
- Mix together the almond coating ingredients (from almond meal to garlic powder) in a mixing bowl. Coat each piece of tofu in the coating mixture. Transfer the tofu pieces to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the pieces are golden brown, flipping once halfway through baking.
- Alternately, you can heat a tablespoon of vegetable oil in a large, cast-iron skillet. Add the tofu triangles and cook for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, or until golden brown.