Sticky miso carrots & smoked tofu

Name: Sticky miso carrots & smoked tofu
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 500 grams carrots; 1 tbsp wok oil; 150 grams brown basmati rice; 2 tbsp brown miso paste; 1 tbsp japanese rice vinegar; 3 tbsp essential clear honey; 200 grams taifun smoked tofu; 0.5 cucumber; 2 essential salad onions

Prep: 10 minsCook: 45 mins

Prep

10 mins

Cook

45 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

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This is one of my favorite weeknight dinners because it comes together in under an hour and tastes absolutely delicious. The sticky miso glaze caramelizes beautifully on the carrots, creating this addictive sweet and savory coating, while the smoked tofu adds wonderful texture and protein. I love that miso paste is packed with probiotics that support digestive health, and honestly, once you've got your rice on the go, the whole thing practically cooks itself. It's simple, satisfying, and won't break the bank either.

Ella x

Ingredients

Servings:

500 gramscarrots(peeled and thickly sliced)
1 tbspwok oil
150 gramsbrown basmati rice
2 tbspbrown miso paste
1 tbspjapanese rice vinegar
3 tbspessential clear honey
200 gramstaifun smoked tofu(sliced)
½cucumber
2essential salad onions

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Instructions

1
Preheat the oven to 220ºC, gas mark 7. In a large roasting tin, toss the carrots with the wok oil. Roast for 25-30 minutes until tender and turning golden. Meanwhile, cook the rice according to pack instructions.
2
In a small bowl mix the miso, vinegar and honey. Take the tray out of the oven, stir the tofu into the carrots, then return to the oven for 5-10 minutes until browning.
3
Pour the contents of the bowl over the carrots and tofu, toss to coat, then roast for 5 minutes more, until sticky and saucy. Slice the cucumber into rounds, then into matchsticks. Slice the salad onions.
4
Serve the sticky carrots and tofu over the rice, topped with a generous mound of cucumber and sprinkled with the salad onions.

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