Swiss Chard Baked Tofu Recipes

SAUTEED SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• Wash and dry the chard leaves. Remove the stems and roughly chop the chard (follow the instructions in How to Cut Kale). If you'd like, thinly slice the tender part of the stems and add that to the mix (discard the large tough parts of the stems; or you can discard the stems entirely).
• Smash and peel the garlic cloves.
• Add the olive oil to a large skillet and heat it over medium-high heat. Add the smashed garlic and chard and cook for 4 minutes, stirring frequently until wilted and bright green.
• Remove from the heat and add the kosher salt, red pepper flakes. and several grinds of fresh ground pepper.
• Discard the garlic cloves and serve immediately. If desired, serve with shredded Parmesan and toasted pine nuts.

SWISS CHARD AND TOFU STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add the garlic and heat for just a minute or two, until lightly browned.
• Add the cubed tofu and cook until lightly golden brown on all sides, stirring occasionally as needed.
• Once the tofu is almost cooked, add a splash of soy sauce or tamari, stirring to coat the tofu well.
• Add the mushrooms and cook with the tofu for another minute.
• Add the chopped Swiss chard. Drizzle with the sesame oil and stir.
• Sprinkle with a bit of sea salt and a dash of cayenne pepper.
• Allow the Swiss chard to cook down just a bit, until slightly wilted but still tender, rather than soft.
• Serve immediately over brown rice and enjoy.

MOROCCAN-INSPIRED SWISS CHARD ROLLS

Steps:

• For the rice: Combine the vegetable broth and ginger slices in a medium saucepan; bring to boil. Add the brown and wild rice and bring to boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until the rice is just tender, 50 to 55 minutes. Drain if necessary. Discard the ginger slices. Set the rice aside.
• Meanwhile, position the oven rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 400 degrees F. Lightly oil a 13- by 9- by 2-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the vegetable oil; set aside.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the green onions, carrots, onions, garlic, ginger, curry powder, cumin, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender, 6 to 7 minutes. Stir in the golden raisins, tofu and cooked rice mixture. Add the coconut milk and bring to a simmer. Cook for 1 minute until the sauce coats the back of a spoon. Season with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
• Remove from the heat and let cool while preparing the chard leaves.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Using a sharp knife, cut away the thick stems from the center of each leaf; discard the stems. Cut each leaf in half lengthwise. Trim the wide ends from the leaves to make each leaf half about 10 inches long. Using tongs and working with 1 leaf half at a time, dip the leaf half into the pot of boiling salted water for 10 seconds. Transfer to paper towels to drain.
• Place about 1/3 cup of the rice filling onto the end of one Swiss chard leaf half. Roll up the leaf, enclosing the filling completely. Repeat with the remaining leaf halves and rice filling for a total of 12 rolls.
• Spread 1 cup of the sauce onto the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Place the filled rolls, seam-side down, in a single layer atop the sauce in the dish. Spoon the remaining tomato sauce over the rolls. Bake until the rolls are heated through, 25 to 30 minutes.

SESAME-SOY MARINATED TOFU WITH SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• For the tofu: Heat the oven broiler. Alternatively, heat a skillet on the stove. In a bowl, whisk the sesame seeds with the sesame oil, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, miso, oyster sauce, cilantro and sambal oelek. Cut the tofu into 1 cm (approximately 1/4 inch) slices. Place the tofu in a dish and cover with the sesame mixture. Allow to marinade in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours and up to 2 days.
• For the swiss chard: Rinse the swiss chard and remove the stalks. Peel and finely chop the onion. Heat the oil and soy sauce in a skillet. Add the swiss chard and onion, season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook until wilted. For the tofu: Place the tofu in a baking dish and cook under the broiler until golden brown, about 5-10 minutes. For serving: Divide the swiss chard between plates. Top with the tofu.

SWISS CHARD & BAKED TOFU

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 Degrees F.
• Mix first five ingredients in small bowl.
• Line baking dish with tofu in one layer. Pour marinade over and bake for 1/2 an hour, or until marinade is absorbed by tofu and appears dry.
• Remove stems and cut Swiss Chard (or other greens) into bite sized pieces and soak in cold water.
• In a large saute pan, heat second batch of Olive oil and toast garlic until light brown (4-5 minutes). Add Tofu, reserving any fluid for gravy, to saute pan for one minute. Add greens and turn with tongs until wilted. Simmer for 15-20 minutes until tender.
• Serve over grain (rice, etc)as you would any stir fry.

BAKED SWISS CHARD

Steps:

• Put a pan of salted water on to boil and cook the chard stalks for 2 mins until tender. Remove the stalks with a slotted spoon. Add the leaves and cook for 30 secs-1 min. Drain and reserve 200ml of the cooking water. In a saucepan, bring the cream to a simmer, then add the garlic and cook for 2 mins. Whisk in the water, egg yolks and 140g Parmesan, and let them all melt together and bubble for 3 mins.
• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Add the chard to the saucepan, season, mix well and tip into a greased baking dish. Top with the breadcrumbs, thyme and remaining Parmesan. Cover with foil and bake for 15 mins. Remove the foil and cook for 15 mins more until golden and bubbling.

STIR-FRIED TOFU WITH RED CHARD

Steps:

• Mix together the soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of the ginger and the sugar. Toss with the tofu in a bowl, and set aside. Marinate for 15 minutes or longer. Refrigerate if not using right away. Meanwhile, fill a large pot with water and bring to a boil. Fill a bowl with ice water.
• When the water comes to a boil, salt generously and add the red chard leaves. Cook the chard 1 to 2 minutes, until just tender, and transfer with a slotted spoon or deep-fry skimmer to the ice water. Drain and squeeze out the water (you don't have to squeeze it completely dry). Chop coarsely and set aside.
• Trim the ends of the chard stalks, clean them well and slice crosswise, about 1/4 inch thick.
• Heat a large, heavy nonstick skillet or wok over high heat until hot enough to evaporate a drop of water on contact. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil, swirl to coat the pan and reduce the heat to medium-high. Lift the tofu from the marinade, and add to the pan. Stir-fry for two to three minutes, until lightly colored. Add the chard stalks, and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil and the garlic and remaining ginger, and stir together for about 30 seconds until fragrant. Stir in the blanched red chard, and stir-fry with the tofu for one minute. Add the tofu marinade and cook, stirring, for another minute or two, until heated through and fragrant. Remove from the heat and serve, with rice or noodles.

TOFU AND SWISS CHARD STACKS

Steps:

• To prepare tofu, combine the first 4 ingredients, stirring with a whisk. Cut tofu lengthwise into 4 equal slices.
• Carefully place tofu in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish. Pour the soy sauce mixture over tofu. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes, carefully turning once.
• Preheat broiler.
• Remove tofu from dish; discard marinade. Place tofu on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
• Broil 10 minutes on each side or until tofu is lightly browned.
• To prepare greens, heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add mushrooms, ginger, pepper, and garlic; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently.
• Add chard and sesame seeds; cook 3 minutes or until chard wilts, stirring frequently. Stir in 2 teaspoons soy sauce.
• Place 1/4 cup chard mixture on each of 2 plates; top each serving with 1 tofu slice. Repeat layers with remaining chard and tofu.