Grilled Tofu

Too often, tofu gets a bad rap for being bland. Not here, since this grilled tofu is packed with flavor, thanks to a miso-soy marinade. Make grilled tofu with a pot of rice as part of your weekly meal prep (but store the sauce on the side) or use it top ochazuke instead of the salmon, or sub it for the peanut sauce-coated tofu in our black rice tofu bowls. 

Miso and soy sauce are both high in umami (unlike tofu, their similarly soy-based friend), meaning they infuse the tofu with savory depth. Allowing the planks of tofu to soak in the marinade for at least an hour means each bite is seasoned to perfection, though if you have 5 hours, it's worth the wait. Once you've marinated the tofu, it takes less than 15 minutes to grill the planks, during which you can make the garlicky ginger-scallion sauce.

Be sure to let the marinade drip off before you grill the tofu, which allows the planks to get crispy on the grill.

Refrigerated in separate airtight containers, the tofu and sauce will keep for up to 5 days.