Tofu Tacos

tacos filled with baked tofu cubes, lettuce, and avocado on a wooden board with limes on the side

If you like tacos, then you should try these crispy tofu tacos! They're incredibly delicious, perfectly spiced, and super comforting. I love to serve the crispy baked tofu cubes with avocado, corn, and an easy vegan yogurt sauce.

Course Main Dish

Cuisine American

Diet Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings tacos

Calories 272kcal

Author Sina

Ingredients

For the Crispy Baked Tofu:

21 oz firm or extra-firm tofu
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened almond or soy milk
1/4 cup water
2 teaspoon paprika powder
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1 cup Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Wings sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil

For the Tacos:

1 small romain lettuce
1/4 small red cabbage
1 avocado
1 lime
1 cup corn (frozen or canned)
6 medium corn or flour tortillas

For the Yogurt Sauce:

1 cup unsweetened coconut or soy yogurt
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced
salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste

Instructions

Drain the tofu and pat it dry with a paper towel. Cut it into sticks or cubes. In a large bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, the plant-based milk, the water, the paprika powder, the salt, and the black pepper.
Stir until well combined.
Dip the tofu sticks or cubes into the batter, so they’re completely coated. Then roll them in the panko breadcrumbs.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and lay the tofu cubes or sticks on the baking sheet. Don’t put them on top of each other. Bake for 25 minutes at 350 °F.
Combine Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Wings sauce with a tablespoon of olive oil and pour it over the baked tofu. Evenly coat it from all sides by carefully stirring them a few times.
Put the coated tofu back on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake again for 20 minutes at 350 °F.
Roughly chop the lettuce and the red cabbage. Slice the avocado. Make the yogurt sauce: in a small bowl combine the plant-based yogurt, the minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Stir well.
Once the baking time is over, reheat the store-bought tortillas in a skillet (30 seconds per side) or in the microwave (30 seconds on high). Arrange everything in the tortillas and drizzle the yogurt sauce on top. Sprinkle with freshly chopped cilantro and lime juice. Serve immediately!

Notes

Make sure to use very firm tofu for this recipe. No need to press your tofu before starting with this recipe.
If you don’t like spicy food, you probably won't like the tofu tacos. If you want, you could replace the Frank’s Red Hot Buffalo Wing sauce with BBQ sauce. This way the baked tofu will be a lot less spicy, but the flavor will be very different.

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