From parade.com
It may just be hiding in your fridge
Key Points
- Plant-based eating remains popular, with many seeking protein-rich vegan and vegetarian recipes.
- @vegan_punks shares diverse, protein-packed dishes, inspiring over 345,000 Instagram followers.
- Fans praise their creative recipes, fuelling demand for their recipes and cookbooks.
A quick perusal through social media produces thousands of vegan and vegetarian recipes, providing a hint that the trend of plant-based eating isn’t going away. There are accounts upon accounts dedicated to sharing inspiration using vegetables, grains and pasta, beans and legumes, soy-based products and everything else nature has to offer to craft delicious-looking meals.
One thing folks seem to be on an endless hunt for, specifically, is protein-packed vegan and vegetarian dishes. That’s where the @vegan_punks Instagram account comes into play. Jess and Dan, who run the account and have amassed almost 345,000 followers, share loads of indulgent-looking recipes made with a featured ingredient that boasts plenty of protein: tofu. And that’s why they’re the founding members of the “Tofu Club.”
Tofu is somewhat polarizing, but its neutral flavour and variety make it suitable for a wide range of culinary applications. Blocks can be dried and cubed and then pan-fried, air-fried or roasted until super crispy; silken can be pureed and added to desserts, sauces, smoothies and casseroles to make them creamy and luxurious. All varieties will take on the flavour profile of whatever you’re cooking it with, making it versatile and adaptable.
That’s why @vegan_punks use it in so many recipes—they’re on a mission to help folks following a vegan diet eat in a nourishing, balanced and tasty way, and to not be afraid of using tofu in just about everything. One of their most popular posts is a roundup of 16 tofu-based comfort food recipes that are anything but boring.
What Comfort Food Recipes Can You Make With Tofu?
Think creamy pesto pasta, tofu madras, pickle pasta with buffalo tofu crumbs (what?!), curried mac and cheese, Vietnamese-style curry with tofu puffs (I’m intrigued by this one), mushroom and tofu stroganoff, cheesy chili crisp pasta (yum), creamy pistachio pasta, butter tofu gnocchi, lasagna soup, dan-dan-inspired noodles, gochujang vodka pasta, dumpling soup with tofu red curry broth, leek and mushroom risotto and cold soba noodles; and I can’t forget the high protein Caesar salad to bring it all together.
After spending an embarrassing amount of time on their Instagram page and website, I learned you can make everything from cheesecake, bolognese and sticky gochujang ‘meat’balls, to shepherd’s pie, waffle nacho fries, huevos rancheros and dumpling bakes, all with humble tofu as the featured ingredient.
Fans React to Viral Tofu Recipes
Fans are going wild for the recipes, with over 1,000 fans commenting on the post to gain access to their e-book featuring all 16 recipes. “Just bought all [of] your cookbooks! Thank you for [the] great videos!” stated one person. “These dishes look amazing,” said another person. “I want to be in the tofu club,” exclaimed another fan.
If you grabbed a block or package at the store recently and aren’t sure what to do with it, look no further than this account to become inspired, and very, very hungry after browsing their rolodex of mouth-watering tofu dishes.
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