Grilled Indonesian Style Tofu with Peanut Mango Salsa: A Meatless Monday Sensation!

Today’s Meatless Monday recipe comes from Michael, the master behind www.mvegetarianrecipes.ca, whose hobby and passion is to develop creative vegetarian recipes. Michael runs a successful marketing communications agency, the adlib group, has been a vegetarian for 30 years and credits Sol Cuisine’s tofu as his absolute favourite! “My cooking goal has never been to prove meat and seafood eaters wrong… I simply want to prove to them that vegetarian cooking is way more delicious and equally satisfying.” The fruits of his culinary expertise can be found on his blog and here today, as we feature his Grilled Indonesian Style Tofu with Peanut Mango Salsa recipe. Art, flavour and absolute satisfaction!

Ingredients:

• 1 tbsp. ground ginger
• 1 tbsp. ground coriander
• 1-1/2 tsp. turmeric
• 1-1/2 tsp. garlic powder
• 3 tbsp. vegetable oil – more for the grill
• 1 tbsp. Sambal Oelek (Asian chile paste)
• 1 tbsp. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. sea salt
• 2 cakes of fresh Sol Cuisine Organic Tofu

Salsa

• 2 cups of fresh mango (small dice)
• 1 roasted red pepper (small dice)
• 1/2 cup of coarsely chopped roasted peanuts
• 1/2 cup of thinly sliced green onions
• 3 tbsp. chopped basil
• 1 tbsp. chopped mint
• 1 tbsp.  minced jalapeño
• 2 tbsp.  lime juice

Directions:

1. Heat 2 tbsp. of oil in a small frying pan over low heat. When hot, remove from heat and add ginger, coriander, turmeric and garlic powder. Mix together well.
2. Mix together Sambal Oelek, brown sugar and salt. Add spice mixture and stir well. Mixture will be a thick paste.
3. Cut Sol Cuisine Organic Tofu into 1/2 inch planks. Coat tofu with a smooth layer of the paste and let rest at room temperature to marinate for an hour.
4. Mix together salsa ingredients including the remaining 1 tbsp. of oil.
5. Prepare a counter-top or stovetop grill and oil well. Set to medium high. When hot, grill tofu planks until nicely grill-marked – about 4-5 minutes per side.
6. Serve hot or at room temperature with salsa.
7. Dig in!

Store of the Week: Down to Earth All Vegetarian, Organic & Natural

Down to Earth (All Vegetarian, Organic & Natural) is in Sol Cuisine’s spotlight, as we kick off our Monday with our Store of the Week announcement!

Opening their doors in 1977, Down to Earth has grown over the years to become Hawaii’s largest and locally operated natural food store chain. In fact, next month, Down to Earth will be celebrating their 35^th anniversary – and with a vegetarian and health food focus, this is a remarkable accomplishment! “We remain a community-based business whose mission is to promote healthy living among our island communities, respect for the environment, sustainable organic farming, and a vegetarian lifestyle.” Appropriately, Down to Earth has won countless awards as the best health food store in the state, with the most recent from Honolulu Magazine (2012) and The Star-Advertiser (2010 and 2011).

As the company supports local organic farmers and environmental sustainability, Down to Earth provides customers with an abundance of organic produce, grown without using most conventional pesticides, fertilizers, ionizing radiation, or GMOs.

With such great values, we truly support Down to Earth’s focus and we are so proud to have Down to Earth support Sol Cuisine. Find Sol Cuisine in Down to Earth’s Kailua location at 201 Hamakua Drive:

Check out their website for more details; in addition to providing your grocery needs, they offer enriching events like block parties, information sessions and cooking courses! In honour of their upcoming anniversary, you can win a number of prizes so be sure to enter!

Store of the Week: Pangea, The Vegan Store

We’ve just declared – oh so proudly and oh so happily – that Sol Cuisine products can now be purchased online and delivered right to your doorstep! We’ve entered into the vast world of digital shopping thanks to Pangea, The Vegan Store. So, it is only appropriate to declare Pangea as Sol Cuisine’s Store of the Week (kudos to them for bringing us up to speed with these modern times)!

Pangea is your “one-stop-vegan-shop” that offers an extensive online catalogue where you can find a wide-range of basic and specialty vegan needs. From vegan foods, to animal-free outerwear, to cruelty-free make-up and cleaning products, to… well, you get our point! Pangea has an impressive list of goods and we’re honoured that Sol Cuisine is included in their collection.

Visit Pangea at 2381 Lewis Avenue in Rockville, Maryland, or visit their website by clicking on their store logo above. You can also find Pangea on:

Although already posted below in our previous entry, we’re so excited we’ll repeat ourselves:

CLICK HERE for a direct link to Pangea’s Sol Cuisine line, which includes:

Sol Cuisine Spicy Black Bean Burger

Sol Cuisine Mushroom Rice Burger

Sol Cuisine Almond Grain Burger

Sol Cuisine Original Burger

Sol Cuisine Veggie Breakfast Patties

Sol Cuisine Organic BBQ Tofu Ribs

Sol Cuisine Organic Veggie Crumbles

Shop for Sol Cuisine Online From Pangea, The Vegan Store!

Hey Sol Searchers!

We have a short, sweet and VERY EXCITING announcement: Searching for “Sol-Food” just became easier!

Pangea Vegan Products, a store based in Rockville, Maryland, sells Sol Cuisine products ONLINE! How amazing is having Sol Cuisine delivered to your door?

**Shipping costs vary by location, and please note that most of our products are frozen. Ensure to take appropriate precautions and recommendations before confirming shipment. Not to worry, however, Pangea does offer cold packs and insulated cartons for perishable goods.**

CLICK HERE for a direct link to Pangea’s Sol Cuisine line, which includes:

Sol Cuisine Spicy Black Bean Burger

Sol Cuisine Mushroom Rice Burger

Sol Cuisine Almond Grain Burger

Sol Cuisine Original Burger

Sol Cuisine Veggie Breakfast Patties

Sol Cuisine Organic BBQ Tofu Ribs

Sol Cuisine Organic Veggie Crumbles

Happy Shopping!

(Click store logo to visit their general website)

The 10 Minute Sol-Rib Sandwich

Are you familiar with a particular “ribwich” offered by a certain fast-food franchise, which has developed a bit of a cult following over the years? Well, we thought we’d give that ribwich a Sol-ful vegan spin that’s all flavour and considerably less fat!

This recipe uses our fabulous gluten-free, organic and certified vegan Sol Cuisine Organic BBQ Tofu Ribs, which we’re SO proud to announce are certified non-GMO by The Non-GMO Project!

We paired the “ribs”‘ BBQ sauce marinade with tart dill pickles and some onion slivers. This is a quick and simple meal that doesn’t neglect taste or nutrition. For a great side dish option, cut up and bake a handful of sweet potato wedges with just a drizzle of oil. If you’re living gluten-free, make sure to go for a tasty gluten-free bun. This is truly comfort food that won’t make you feel guilty after you indulge, so dive in!

Ingredients:

• 6 Sol Cuisine Organic BBQ Tofu Ribs, Canadian product here.
• 1 dill pickle, thinly sliced.
• 2 tbsp of onions, slivered.
• 1 fresh baguette style bun

Instructions:

1. Place Sol Cuisine Organic BBQ Tofu Ribs in warm skillet and cook for 3 minutes per side, following package directions.
2. Once cooked, layer baguette with “ribs”, pickles, and onions.
3. Serve and indulge!