Name: Saffron Roasted Tomatoes with Herbed Tofu
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves: 6–8
Ingredients: 1 small handful mixed herbs like parsley, mint, chives, oregano, chopped; sea salt flakes; 1 pinch sweet paprika; 250 g (9 oz) silken tofu; 8 ripe tomatoes, about 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz), sliced in half horizontally; 1 pinch allspice; 60 ml (2 fl oz/¼ cup) olive oil; 1 large pinch saffron threads, crushed; freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest

Preparation info

Serves:
6–8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Easy Vegan

By Sue Quinn

Published 2015

About

Tomatoes are so often turned into sauce or enjoyed raw that the virtues of roasting them are often overlooked. Here they’re sweet and juicy with the lovely rich hint of saffron. This is a wonderful side to serve with rice or grains to soak up the juices.