Summer vegetables cut up and placed in lines on a cutting board: green beans, zucchini, yellow squash, peppers and purple cauliflower.

Summer Vegetable and Tofu Stir Fry

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Summer Vegetable and Tofu Stir Fry in a bowl.
You hear it said…”Eat the Rainbow” 🌈 and I think this represents that well. Look at all that color….the deep reds, purple, green and yellow = phytonutrients (only found in plants), nutrition and health! 🌞The zucchini, yellow squash and purple cauliflower are from our garden. 🌱This is a veggie and tofu stir fry. I list the veggies I used but feel free to change it up with what you like or have in hand.
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Ingredients
  

Stir Fry Sauce

  • 1/4 cup reduced sodium tamari or soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 TBS lime juice
  • 1 TBS arrowroot or corn starch
  • 2 TBS coconut sugar maple syrup or agave works too
  • 2 tsp garlic chili sauce
  • Mix together and set aside

Stir Fry Mixture

  • 1/2 red onion sliced thin
  • 1 zucchini sliced
  • 1 yellow squash sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper sliced
  • 1-2 cups shitake mushrooms sliced
  • 1 small purple cauliflower can sub regular cauli or broccoli, cut into small florets
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tsp fresh ginger minced (I use a small microplane or you can buy it minced)
  • 1 block firm or extra firm tofu pressed (see below) and cubed.

Instructions
 

  • Saute onion in a little olive oil until soft. Add garlic and ginger until fragrant, 1-2 minutes.
  • Add all the veggies except mushrooms with about 1/3 of the sauce.
  • Cook and stir on medium-low to medium until they are fork tender (cooked but still crunchy).
  • Add in mushrooms, tofu and the rest of the sauce. Cook for 5-10 minutes on low.
  • Serve over soba noodles or brown rice. Top with avocado and spring onions. Enjoy!!
  • Pressing Tofu….tofu has a lot of water in it so its good to remove that before cooking. I wrap it in paper towels, put it on a plate with something heavy on it for about 10 minutes. Or you can be fancy and buy a tofu press. This helps it absorb the sauce/marinade.