I envy my sister Rachel. She has a clean, spacious, beautiful house with a huge garden in the backyard. Rachel’s home is always full of good food and wine. Every time I return home to my cramped little NYC apartment after visiting her I have a “why on earth am I living here?” kinda moment.
The last time I visited Rachel she made me these delicious open-faced tofu sandwich with sautéed greens piled on top. This recipe is very simple and because of that it is important to get high quality ingredients. You will need good crusty bread, a nice olive oil, and very firm tofu. If you can find it, I recommend Twin Oaks or Wildwood Tofu.
Ingredients
- one loaf high quality tough/crusty/chewy bread
- one block of tofu
- one bunch of greens (kale, collards, or your leafy green vegetable of choice)
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
- high quality olive oil for cooking & drizzling
Directions
- Cut tofu into slices.
- Drizzle some olive oil in pan (I used cast iron) and turn on the heat.
- Briefly cook tofu on each side. Doesn’t have to be golden brown, just warm. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Wash your greens and slice them into ribbions.
- Drizzle some olive oil in a pan and turn on the heat.
- Add the garlic cloves to the pan. Let the garlic cook for a bit (roughly 15- 30 seconds). Don’t let the garlic burn.
- Add the greens to the pan and cook just until they start to wilt. They should still be bright green. Sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper.
- Slice bread and toast it.
- Pile tofu and greens on top of the bread.
- Optional: Drizzle with the slightest bit of olive oil.
Enjoy! Till next time. xx
Trisha @ Vignette - Your photos are stunning! And this recipe sounds simple yet delicious! I am definitely going to give it a try!
Kim @ Lulu Natural Health - This is beautiful and I can’t wait to try the recipe at home!
chelsea - this looks absolutely delightful. like, majorly craving tofu right now which is something i’ve…. never said? haha
Sandra Sim - Your photography style is inspiring. Beautiful.
Steve Williams - Really love the style of photography.
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com - I hear your about the space. Always wondered how you do it all with the amount of space in NYC. You are a talented person, for sure!
Hope we get to meet the next time I’m in NYC. Love it there :)
Ruthy @ omeletta - Gorgeous, and such a perfect sandwich for the upcoming months, which always seem to feel more hectic as the weather gets warmer! I feel you on the cramped NYC apt- my teeny place in the EV feels like I barely have room to turn around, let alone cook!
Jes - I love the simplicity of the sandwich–it’s all about the ingredients in such a good way.
Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet - I’ve never lived in NYC and I’ve never had tofu…. While I will keep my Midwestern house, I totally want the tofu sandwich! Love love the shots!!
Aurélie - Olive oil and garlic is always a good idea! Stunning photography, as always :)
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar - This sounds soooo crazy good!! Love it!
Jen @ Savory Simple - I’ve thought many times about how much I’d love to live in NYC but the one thing that always stopped me is the home size to cost ratio. I need space and have already made some sacrifies to live in a DC suburb. My husband and I always say if we won the lottery we’d move to NYC. Anyway, I love everything about this sandwich. As always, your photography is amazing.