Kelp Noodles w/ Baked Tofu

Have you ever cooked with kelp noodles? Made of only kelp (a sea vegetable) and water, these babies are fat free, gluten free, and very low in carbohydrates and calories. Winning!

Ingredients:

• 1 12 oz. package of Sea Tangle Kelp Noodles, sold at your local Whole Foods
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup reduced sodium gluten free soy sauce
• 2 crushed garlic cloves
• 1 16 oz. block extra firm tofu, cubed
• 1 tablespoon honey mustard
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• juice of 1 lemon
• optional:  2 cups baby spinach

Serves 4.

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix vinegar, soy sauce, 1 crushed garlic clove, mustard, orange juice, and sesame oil in a small bowl.
3. Place tofu cubes into soy sauce mixture and coat each piece, then place on oven-proof glass pan. Pour remaining sauce on top.
4. Bake in oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, turn tofu cubes over, and heat for additional 15 minutes at 400 degrees. Remove tofu from oven and allow to cool to room temperature.
5. Meanwhile, place kelp noodles in bowl, and mix well with cilantro, 1 crushed garlic clove, and lemon juice. Cover and allow to marinate in refrigerator for 1 hour.
6. To serve, place a serving of marinated noodles over a handful of baby spinach. Top with a few pieces of orange tofu and slices of lemon. Get your chopsticks out and your skinny jeans on! NOM NOM NOM.

On a side note: Matt and I beat Tim in our Fantasy Football League Championship!! I felt bad because I know how much Tim really wanted to win, so I'm bringing him a kelp noodle lunch to work every day this week as a consolation prize. Still winning!!