Nutrition
Calories: 651kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 23g | Fiber: 2g
Do you like BBQ? Do you like Coleslaw? Then you will LOVE this High Protein BBQ Coleslaw Sandwich!
Servings
Ingredients
- 1/8 High Protein Coleslaw
- 1/2 block 16 oz package High Protein Super Firm Tofu (I use Wildwood)
- 4 tbsp BBQ Sauce
- 1 French Roll (or bun of your choice)
Instructions
- Make High Protein Coleslaw recipe per link above
- Thinly slice tofu (I like to use a wide vegetable peeler for very thin slices)
- Marinate in BBQ sauce (of your choice) – optional
- In a medium heat skillet, cook tofu in BBQ sauce, flipping regularly to prevent sticking. Should be browned. This usually takes 15 – 20 minutes
- Add the cooked BBQ Tofu slices to your bun and top with 1/2 serving (1/8 of the recipe) of the high protein coleslaw!
Equipment
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BBQ and Coleslaw go great together, so why not eat them together in this High Protein BBQ Coleslaw Sandwich? If you’re looking for something quick and easy to make your vegan friend or family member that you’ve invited to your BBQ or summer get together, this is a great option! It’s also a lot cheaper than the typical meat alternatives you might see at the grocery store, like Beyond Burgers or vegan hot dogs, and I personally think this tastes better too!
Ingredients
- High Protein Coleslaw – this coleslaw is special because it uses silken tofu for a homemade dressing. It’s a lot less fat and higher protein than standard coleslaw because it doesn’t use mayo. But because silken tofu is literally magic, it’s just as creamy and delicious as a normal coleslaw. The recipe linked above makes 8 servings, so you will have quite a bit leftover if you only make one sandwich, just an fyi. I like eating the coleslaw by itself though so this is one of those “don’t threaten me with a good time” scenarios.
- High Protein Super Firm Tofu – I really like Wildwood’s super firm tofu because it is water packed and I don’t have to press it (because I am lazy and I don’t like extra steps). Nasoya also has a good option. Extra firm tofu would work well here too just remember to press it ahead of time.
- BBQ Sauce – once again, I’m lazy so I just picked a random vegan BBQ sauce that I like. I chose one that isn’t spicy because I’m also a little bitch who can’t handle spicy things. Any BBQ Sauce would work for this; you could also make your own! I lived in Memphis for awhile and that was the first time I realized that there were completely different types of BBQ Sauces depending on their bases. I guess these are things you don’t really need to know when most BBQ Restaurants are not your friend as a vegan 🙂
- French Roll/Bun of Choice – you can choose whatever bread/bun/carby goodness you want here. Just make sure it’s big enough for all of the tofu glory coming its way!
Instructions
- First, make the High Protein Coleslaw per the recipe link above. I would recommend making this at least several hours before you want to serve it; honestly, maybe even a day. The longer it sets in your fridge (within reason obviously), the yummier and softer it gets!
- Once your coleslaw is good to go, you’re going to either peel or thinly slice your super firm or extra firm tofu. I really like to use a wide vegetable peeler for this to get it really thin. You need to be patient though and not go too fast or your tofu will, in fact, crumble. You could also just slice it very thinly with a knife.
- This next step is optional and I’m not really sure it matters a ton, but I usually do it anyways. Marinate your tofu slices in the BBQ Sauce. I like to just throw the shaved tofu in a glass Tupperware container with the BBQ sauce and shake it up so that everything is well covered. I usually let it marinate for an hour or two. Once again, this is optional.
- In a medium heat skillet, cook the shaved tofu in the BBQ sauce. I recommend flipping regularly to prevent any sticking. The actual tofu itself should start browning some. I like mine to have a chewier texture so I usually cook it for about 15 – 20 minutes. If you feel like you need more BBQ Sauce, I would add it towards the end of the cooking so that it’s extra saucy.
- Now you’re going to make your sandwich! You can toast your bun/roll if you want (or not), and just dump on your BBQ Tofu and top with the high protein coleslaw!
***I would not keep the high protein coleslaw for more than 3-4 days; same with the BBQ tofu***
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Author
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