Colorful Grilled Tofu Sandwiches
Ingredients:
Ingredients:
6
Bigelow® Pomegranate Pizzazz Herb Juice Tea Bags
¾ cup (180mL) boiling water
1lb (500g) firm or extra firm Tofu, drained and cut into 8
slices
2 cups (500mL) baby lettuce or spinach
¼ cup (60mL) balsamic vinaigrette
8 slices whole grain bread
Mustard and mayonnaise if desired
¾ cup (180mL) roasted red peppers, drained
4 slices Swiss cheese
Yield: Serves 4 - Prep Time: 15 minutes - Cook Time: 10
minutes
Instructions:
Instructions:
Place Bigelow® Pomegranate
Pizzazz Herb Juice tea bags in a measuring cup and add boiling
water. Let steep for 5 minutes. Remove tea bags and reserve
½ cup (125mL) tea.
Place tofu into a large dish, pour tea over and marinate for
½ hour, turning once or twice. Preheat grill and grill
tofu turning once after five minutes, cooking both sides for five
minutes.
Prepare sandwiches by tossing greens with vinaigrette. Spread 4
slices of bread with mayonnaise and/or mustard, 2 slices of tofu,
¼ of the greens, ¼ of the red pepper and a slice of
cheese, cover with another slice of bread. Continue until you have
4 sandwiches.
Nutritional Information:
Serving Size: 1 sandwich
| Nutritional
Information Per Serving |
Percent of Daily
Value |
| Calories |
354 |
|
18% |
| Protein |
22 |
grams |
44% |
| Carbohydrate |
31 |
grams |
10% |
| Total Fat |
15 |
grams |
23% |
| Alcohol |
0 |
grams |
| Cholesterol |
20 |
milligrams |
7% |
| Saturated Fat |
4 |
grams |
22% |
| Monounsaturated Fat |
4 |
grams |
| Polyunsaturated Fat |
4 |
grams |
| Trans Fatty Acid |
0 |
grams |
| Total Dietary Fiber |
5 |
grams |
20% |
| Total Sugar |
7 |
grams |
| Percentage of Calories |
| Protein |
25% |
| Carbohydrate |
36% |
| Total Fat |
39% |
| Alcohol |
0% |
| Vitamins & Mineral |
| Sodium |
472 |
milligrams |
20% |
| Potassium |
145 |
milligrams |
4% |
| Vitamin A |
193 |
Retinol Equivalent |
31% |
| Vitamin C |
3 |
milligrams |
6% |
| Calcium |
341 |
milligrams |
34% |
| Iron |
4 |
milligrams |
23% |
| Vitamin D (ug) |
2 |
micrograms |
2% |
| Thiamin |
0.2 |
micrograms |
15% |
| Riboflavin |
0.2 |
milligrams |
11% |
| Niacin |
2 |
milligrams |
12% |
| Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) |
0.2 |
milligrams |
10% |
| Folic Acid |
69 |
milligrams |
17% |
| Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) |
0.04 |
micrograms |
1% |
| Nutritional Recipe
Features |
| Low in Cholesterol |
| Sugar Free |
| High in Fiber |
| Good Source of Potassium |
| Gluten-free |