Thanks to Shelley Collins, an excellent vegan cook, for her yummy tofu ravioli recipe!
SV Note: These are otherwise vegan. But many commonly available won-ton wrappers actually contain eggs. We've tried to locate a brand which has no eggs and is widely available, with no success so far. Shelley gets hers at a Chinese grocer in her area. If you can't find vegan wonton wrappers, try substituting a commercial pasta dough or making your own pasta dough using high gluten bread flour.
The won-ton wrappers and ready made sauce make this tofu ravioli go together quickly if you organize it all ahead of time and work fast. The tofu filling is too hearty for the delicate won-ton wrappers to hold up in boiling water but steaming worked beautifully. I also sprayed a light coat of olive oil over the bottom of my metal steamer - not necessary with a bamboo steamer.
Everyone in my family loved these tofu raviolis and no one knew they were vegan. I hope you enjoy them as much as we did. Tofu can be yummy! - Shelley
Ingredients:
1 package of your favorite won ton wrappers (or other vegan ravioli dough rolled out)
1 lb extra firm tofu
1/2 lb fresh spinach finely chopped
5 oz mushrooms chopped
1/2 a red bell pepper finely chopped
1 large bunch chives chopped (or scallions finely chopped OR purple onion finely chopped and sauted to mellow)
1/3 cup ground or chopped sunflower seeds (use blender, food processer or spice grinder)
4-6 sundried tomatoes reconstituted in boiling water or warm soy milk
3-4 baby carrots finely grated
3 Tbsp nutritional yeast flakes (optional)
1 tsp crushed rosemary
2-3 cloves garlic crushed
splash of lemon juice
soymilk to thin
fresh cracked pepper to taste
sea salt to taste
Directions:
Mill sunflower seeds into meal consistency then set aside
Drain sundried tomatoes and finely chop(if using warm H2O discard after reconstituting, if using soymilk save to thin tofu if necessary)
Blend sliced tofu, lemon juice, sea salt, nutritional yeast and soy milk until ricotta like consistency in a food processor OR by hand (NOT a blender - you'll get paste!)
FINELY dice tomatoes, red peppers, and chives
Blend with tofu mixture by hand with a fork just until well mixed.
In a small bowl combine tofu mixture with remaining ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined
Place a scant 1 Tbsp of mixture in center of wonton wrapper (or other vegan ravioli dough rolled out). Wet, crimp and seal edges of wrapper SECURELY (or the wrapper will open in the pan and contents will spill out)
Cook a few at a time in your vegetable steamer making sure to not crowd pan or they will stick to each other and be glue-ey
Keep warm on a covered dish while the remainder cook
Toss with a bit of olive oil when they are cooked to prevent sticking
Top with a little fresh chopped parsley or cilantro, your favorite sauce and vegan parmesan cheese as desired
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