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Coconut jasmine rice with sesame tofu

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  • Author: Jess
  • Prep Time: 1 hour
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 mins
  • Yield: 4 bowls 1x
  • Category: Main
  • Method: Cook
  • Cuisine: Asian

Description

Enjoy this colorful, simple coconut jasmine rice with sesame tofu for lunch or dinner!


Ingredients

Scale

coconut jasmine rice

  • 1 1/2 cups jasmine rice
  • 1 can light coconut milk
  • 1 1/4 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp salt

sesame tofu

pickled cabbage & radishes

  • 1 cup thinly sliced cabbage
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced radishes
  • 1 cup white vinegar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar

other toppings

  • sliced avocado,
  • sliced cucumber
  • shredded carrots
  • edamame beans

Instructions

  1. Add your coconut milk, water, and salt to a medium pot and bring to a boil.
  2. Add in your Jasmine rice, cover, and let simmer on low for 18 minutes. (Don’t peek!) Once your rice is done, remove from the element, remove top, and let cool.
  3. While your rice is cooking, prepare your tofu.
  4. Slice the tofu as you please, and place in a bowl with sesame oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, and maple syrup. Let sit and marinade for 15-30 minutes.
  5. While your tofu is marinading, prepare your picked veggies.
  6. Add your cabbage and radishes in bowl or Tupperware with vinegar, water, salt and sugar. (I prepare mine in 2 separate containers.)
  7. Let sit for 15 minutes.
  8. Now let’s cook the tofu.
  9. In a medium saucepan, heat vegetable oil on medium-high heat.
  10. Remove tofu from marinade, and add to pan. Bring heat down to medium and cook on each side until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes a side.
  11. Once tofu is cooked toss with sesame seeds.
  12. Serve your bowls with rice, tofu, pickled veggies, and other optional toppings. Top with favourite soy sauce. (I recommend Maggie’s to go with the coconut rice!)


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 bowl
  • Calories: 545
  • Sugar: 9g
  • Fat: 21g
  • Saturated Fat: 5g
  • Carbohydrates: 73g
  • Fiber: 8g
  • Protein: 12g