Stuffed Grilled Tofu

 I'll admit that this recipe is going to be more of a guideline than a strict recipe. Basically, I remember what I put into this, but I don't think I measured a single thing. I just kept tasting as I went and stopped adding things when in tasted good. Easy enough, right?

Marinade Ingredients:

• sesame oil
• olive oil
• hot chile oil
• salt & pepper
• 1-2 cloves chopped garlic
• lemon juice

Basic Guidelines: Use the olive oil as a base and add sesame oil and hot chile oil just to give it a little kick. Mix in the chopped garlic and a generous squeeze of fresh lemon juice and sprinkle in some salt and pepper to taste.

Stuffing Ingredients:

• pineapple
• marinated sweet cherry peppers
• white onion

Directions: Use approximately 1:1 ratios for all ingredients. Dice together as finely as possible.

Put it all together: Use a 1lb block of pressed extra firm tofu and cut it into quarters. Slice a rectangular pocket into the side of each quarter and keep a piece of the removed tofu to act as a lid. Fill each pocket with the stuffing, push the tofu "lid" on top, and then place in the marinade. Marinate the tofu for at least one hour and rotate regularly to make sure all sides have absorbed some flavor. If you have a grill I would highly recommend grilling this, but you could also cook this in a cast iron pan on the stove as well. The main thing is to make sure it's heated through (because it tastes better, of course) and that there's some nice browning on all sides.

Serve this with some nice grilled corn and salad with pineapple vinaigrette.