This recipe is super easy thanks to Trader Joe’s bagged salad mix and precooked brown rice. It makes enough for lunches all week with a bit leftover for a quick dinner.
Ingredients:
3 bags of Trader Joe’s Cruciferous Crunch salad mix
8 ounces (or more if you like) chopped green onions
2 tbsp of minced garlic
1-2 blocks of extra firm tofu (cut into cubes)
5 cups cooked brown rice
Seasonings:
nutritional yeast
sea salt/pepper
low sodium gluten-free soy sauce- or teriyaki sauce if you like
chili paste (if you like some spice)
I precook my tofu in my air fryer. Sprinkle with nutritional yeast and salt/pepper and stir to coat. Cook at 375 for 10-15 minutes shaking the pan every 5 minutes. You can cook in your skillet if you prefer just use a little bit of oil in the pan.
In an electric skillet add a couple of tsps of olive oil or coconut oil. Add in all the veggies and let it cook down a bit and then add in the tofu (or lean protein of your choice). Stir to incorporate the tofu.
Take 1/4 cup of soy sauce (or teriyaki sauce) and add a tsp or 2 of the chili paste (optional) and pour over veggie tofu mixture. Stir to make sure the sauce is incorporated.
Set up 5 lunch containers. Add in 1 cup of brown rice of each and top with 2 cups of veggie/tofu mixture. Top with a lid and put them in the refrigerator. The leftovers could be added to some veggie broth for a quick soup or tossed with some rice noodles.
You are now all set for the week! Add in a side of raw veggies and hummus and you are good to go!
Recipe by Raw Chef Debra Garner
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