Tofu Bolognaise with Fresh Spaghetti and Greek Salad

Tofu Bolognaise with Fresh Spaghetti and Greek Salad

Ready in 35 minutes Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Veggie (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, April 10, 2016.

A vegetarian twist on an old favourite.


Ingredients

TOFU BOLOGNAISE

  • 1 brown onion, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 courgette, grated
  • 1 tablespoon bolognaise spice mix
  • 1 jar tomato passata
  • 1 cup vegetable stock
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
  • 300g firm tofu, patted dry and grated
  • 250g fresh spaghetti

GREEK SALAD

  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber
  • ½ red onion
  • 1 tomato
  • 30g mixed olives

TO SERVE

  • ¼ cup basil leaves, roughly torn
  • ½ block parmesan cheese, finely grated or shaved

Steps

  1. a medium pot of salted water to the boil.
  2. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a medium pot on medium heat. Cook onion, garlic and courgette with a pinch of salt until soft, but not coloured, about 8 minutes. Stir often. Add bolognaise spice mix and cook for 1 minute.
  3. Add passata, vegetable stock, sugar and balsamic vinegar. Bring to simmer, reduce heat to low, and simmer for about 7 minutes. Add tofu and season with salt and pepper. Stir and simmer for 5–6 minutes, or until reduced slightly.
  4. While sauce is simmering, prepare the salad. In a medium bowl whisk together mustard, vinegar and oil; slice cucumber in half lengthways and thinly slice; thinly slice onion; dice tomato 1cm. Add to bowl with dressing and olives and toss to combine.
  5. In the final few minutes of bolognaise cooking time, cook pasta. Shake to separate strands and cook in pot of boiling water for 2–3 minutes, until just tender. Drain and drizzle with a little olive oil to prevent sticking.
  6. Divide spaghetti between plates and top with tofu bolognaise. Sprinkle over basil and parmesan. Serve Greek salad on the side.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2563 kj
613 kcal
Protein 31.2g
Carbohydrate 74.1g
Fat 20.2g