California-Style Smoky-Sweet Tofu Avocado Toast
This totally California-style snack or meal is booming with flavor. Toasty little smoky-sweet cubes of tofu top avocado toast with sliced tomato and quick candied almonds. This is like a "BLT" only way better, IMHO. Fast and delicious go-to meal!
Servings: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 2 large slices sourdough bread (or alternative)
- 1 avocado, pitted and sliced
- 1 small tomato, sliced
- 1 lemon, sliced into wedges + zest for topping
Tofu:
- ½ package House Foods Tofu, extra-firm, cubed
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
- ⅛ teaspoon smoky paprika
- salt and pepper to taste
Almonds:
- ½ cup sliced almonds
- 2 teaspoon maple syrup
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Warm a skillet over high heat. Add the almonds and toast for one minute. Add in the maple or coconut syrup and sauté for another 30-60 seconds, tossing the almonds with the sticky syrup as everything sizzles. Turn off heat, toss the almonds in the sticky syrup one last times, and transfer the coated almonds to a small bowl. As they cool, the sweetener will become nice and sticky. Top with a pinch of salt - to taste.
- Rinse out the skillet so the leftover syrup does not burn with the tofu. Warm the skillet again and add the oil. When the oil is hot, add the tofu. Sauté for three minutes, until the edges start to brown. Then add in the maple syrup and smoky paprika. Sauté for another two minutes. turn off heat. Add the salt and pepper to taste and set tofu aside.
- Toast bread.
- Add the avocado to the slices of bread and smash with a fork. Squeeze a bit of lemon juice on top and sprinkle with a pinch of salt.
- Add the tomato, tofu and almonds over top the avocado. Add pepper and lemon zest on top to taste. Slice and serve.