Last weekend everyone in the house had a cold. Even the cat was sneezing. I had set aside most of Sunday for recipe testing, but as my sniffly self read through my list of recipes-in-progress, nothing really sounded good. What I needed, and what was missing from my list, was something that was nutritious, hydrating...
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Last weekend everyone in the house had a cold. Even the cat was sneezing. I had set aside most of Sunday for recipe testing, but as my sniffly self read through my list of recipes-in-progress, nothing really sounded good. What I needed, and what was missing from my list, was something that was nutritious, hydrating AND comforting. If only humans had invented such a food… oh wait, they have! It goes by the name of chicken noodle soup and it’s proffered by caring grandmas everywhere. In this vegan version, I’ve ditched the chicken in favor of chewy baked tofu pieces.
In creating this vegan tofu noodle soup, I used a mixture of olive oil with just a little bit of coconut oil to improve the mouthfeel. To the broth, I also added some soy sauce and nutritional yeast, to make up for the umami flavor lost to making this meatless. And finally, to give the tofu more of an irregular shape, I smashed it slightly before chopping it into chunks that I then roasted. We felt like this gave it a little more of a “classic” look, but it’s totally opti...