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Lighten Up with healthy, satisfying and delicious Enlightened Holiday Roast!
In America, Thanksgiving is the annual harvest festival that brings family and friends together to celebrate abundance and give thanks for life’s blessings. Eco-conscious consumers can show gratitude to Mother Earth by hosting a meatless meal this Thanksgiving and save money while saving the planet.
Festive Holiday Roast delicious, easy and fun! You will be amazed when you turn five pounds of tofu into a really tasty meal with 12 generous servings. Tofu? Yes…and you wouldn’t know it. Half the preparation is done in advance.
The tofu is crumbled and pressed overnight with a simple “nesting” technique that creates the meaty texture. The largest bowl is on the bottom with the colander in the middle. The third bowl is on top with a weight pressing the tofu into shape. Two 28-ounce cans of tomatoes do nicely.
Enlightened Holiday Roast
The Enlightened Kitchen, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., © Marie Oser, 2002
You may make the roast a day in advance. Reheat covered.
12 Servings
5 (16 ounce pkg.) firm tofu (not super firm)
1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium yellow onion, chopped
1 stalk celery, chopped with leaves
1/4 cup chopped red bell pepper
2 oz. Portobello mushrooms, diced
1 (10 oz. pkg.) cubed stuffing mix
1-cup vegetarian “chicken” broth, boiling
2/3 cup dried cranberries
1/2 teaspoon dried sage
Basting Mixture
2 tablespoons mellow white miso
1/3 cup dry sherry
1/2 cup tamari
2/3 cup fresh orange juice
1 cup vegetarian “chicken” broth
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
Brown Gravy
2 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons whole wheat flour
1 1/2 cups vegetarian “chicken” broth, boiling
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
A day in advance:
Drape cheesecloth over 12” colander, place it over the largest bowl. Set aside. Mash each block of tofu with a fork. Crumble tofu into the prepared colander and fold the cheesecloth in over the tofu. Position a deep bowl over the tofu-filled colander and weigh it down with canned goods. Place in refrigerator overnight.
The next day:
Prepare stuffing: In a 5-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium high heat. Add garlic, onion, celery, pepper and mushrooms. Cook mixture 5 minutes and add stuffing mix, broth, cranberries and sage. Stir to mix and moisten, remove from heat and set aside. Prepare basting mixture: Blend miso with sherry in a medium liquid measuring cup. Add tamari, juice, broth, Dijon mustard, and garlic. Mix thoroughly and set aside.
Preheat oven to 400° – Large round baking pan
Line baking pan with foil – Spray with olive oil cooking spray
Remove top bowl with weight. Uncover pressed tofu. Scoop out a portion of the tofu from the center leaving a 1-inch shell and set it aside. Fill the hollowed shell with stuffing. Reserve extra to bake separately. Cover with reserved tofu and pat down firmly. Place baking pan firmly over colander face down. Invert the colander carefully, turning the stuffed tofu onto the baking sheet, flat side down. Baste with one-third of the basting mixture, cover roast with foil and place in pre-heated oven. Bake 1 hour, remove foil and baste with half of remaining basting mixture. Bake uncovered for one more hour, adding remaining basting mixture 30 minutes into second hour.
Make gravy:
In medium saucepan, heat oil 1 minute over medium high heat. Stir in flour, forming a paste. Reduce heat and gradually add broth, stirring constantly. Add nutritional yeast and garlic. Stir frequently. Remove Roast and set aside for 10 minutes. Slice into wedges and serve with gravy and additional stuffing.
Enlightened Holiday Roast
Nutrition Analysis: per 2 ¼ cup serving with stuffing and gravy
Calories 335, Protein 25g, Carbohydrates 37g, Fiber 5g, Fat 11g, Cholesterol 0mg, Calcium 195mg Sodium 990mg
Marie Oser is a best-selling author, writer/producer and host of VegTV, Follow Marie on Facebook and Twitter
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