Greek Tofu Pitas with Vegan Tzatziki

A full Greek tofu pitta, with salad and tzatziki, being held in both hands.

Greek Tofu Pitas with Vegan Tzatziki

Deep filled pitas with Greek Style fried Tofu, homemade Herby Vegan Tzatziki, fresh Crunchy Salad and Creamy Hummus.

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Course: lunch

Cuisine: Greek

Prep Time: 25

Cook Time: 8

Total Time: 33

Servings: pitas

Calories: 389kcal

Author: Yasmin

Equipment

Frying pan)
Tofu Press (or an alternative such as a heavy wipe clean book or an iron skillet

Ingredients

1 Block Extra Firm or Firm Tofu
4 Pita breads of choice White, Brown or Gluten Free
¾ cup Store bought or homemade Hummus

For the Marinade:

1 tablespoon Olive Oil
4 tablespoon Soy Sauce use low sodium if making for kids, and use Tamari if making Gluten Free.
2 tablespoon Tomato Puree
½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
½ teaspoon ground Cumin
1 teaspoon dried Oregano
¼ teaspoon ground Cinnamon
¼ teaspoon ground Black Pepper

For the Vegan Tzatziki

¼ Cucumber finely diced
½ cup Plain Unsweetened Non-Dairy Yoghurt (we use Alpro Plain Soy Yoghurt)
¼ teaspoon Garlic Granules
¼ teaspoon Salt
1 tablespoon Lemon Juice
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Dill
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Basil
1 tablespoon chopped fresh Parsley

For the salad:

¼ cup Green Olives ,halved
½ Red Onion ,thinly sliced
¼ Cucumber ,sliced
2 Large Tomatoes ,sliced
1 cup Spinach ,torn or loosely chopped

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Pressing the Tofu

Put the of Tofu in a Tofu press for 15 to 20 minutes. If you don't have a Tofu press, then slice the block of Tofu through the middle (so as to increase the surface area and shorten the pressing time) before putting the Tofu between two sheets of kitchen roll, or in a folded clean tea towel, and laying something heavy on top of it for 15-20 minutes. I often use a heavy, wipe clean cook book, or an iron skillet.
1 Block Extra Firm or Firm Tofu
Cut your firm Tofu block into 1cm thick slices.

Making the Tofu Marinade and the Tzatziki

For the Marinade: Whilst the Tofu is pressing, place all of the ingredients for the Tofu Marinade in to a bowl and combine until it forms a smooth and reasonably thick, Ketchup like consistency.
1 tablespoon Olive Oil, 4 tablespoon Soy Sauce, 2 tablespoon Tomato Puree, ½ teaspoon Garlic Powder, ½ teaspoon ground Cumin, 1 teaspoon dried Oregano, ¼ teaspoon ground Cinnamon, ¼ teaspoon ground Black Pepper
For theTzatziki: Combine all of the Tzatziki ingredients together in a bowl. Taste for seasoning and add more Salt and Lemon Juice as needed.
¼ Cucumber, ½ cup Plain Unsweetened Non-Dairy Yoghurt, ¼ teaspoon Garlic Granules, ¼ teaspoon Salt, 1 tablespoon Lemon Juice, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Dill, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Basil, 1 tablespoon chopped fresh Parsley

Marinading the Tofu

Once the Tofu has been pressed for long enough, place in a shallow dish with a layer of marinade in the base.
Spoon over a generous amount of the marinade and make sure that each slice is well coated.
Leave the coated Tofu to sit for at least 10 minutes, to soak up all the flavours.

Cooking the Tofu

Place 3-4 marinaded Tofu slices in a large pan together, and cook over a medium high heat for 3-4 minutes each side until the Tofu begins to crisp.
Leave to cool on a plate whilst you prepare the salad filling.

Prepare the salad and toast the Pitas

Suggested methods are described in the ingredients list above.
Toast the Pitas for 1-2 minutes, or until they begin to puff up.
4 Pita breads of choice

Build your Greek Tofu Pitas

Open the Pitas lengthways.
Spread a thick layer of Hummus inside the bottom half of each Pita.
¾ cup Store bought or homemade Hummus
Add your chosen salad items.
¼ cup Green Olives, ½ Red Onion, ¼ Cucumber, 2 Large Tomatoes, 1 cup Spinach
Place a few of the Tofu slices in to each Pita.
Spoon a generous amount of Tzatziki over the tofu slices.
Enjoy!

Notes

When pressing the Tofu, you want to take enough of the moisture out of it that when you squeeze the middle of the block between your fingers a minimal amount of water remains. You will never manage to press all of the liquid out, but you want to make sure that enough has been removed, so that water will no longer drip out when squeezed.

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