# Creamy Sundried Tomato and Silken Tofu Pasta

A super quick, healthy, high-protein, plant-based pasta recipe that you can make in under 20 minutes.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 portions Legume or durum wheat semolina pasta
- 0.5 medium medium white onion or small shallots
- 3 cloves minced garlic
- 6 pieces Sundried tomatoes in oil
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tin tinned chopped tomatoes
- 3 heaped tbsp silken tofu
- 0.5 tbsp miso paste
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 200 g firm tofu
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 0.25 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
- 2 tsp tamari
- 1 handful basil
- 1 tbsp olive oil

## Instructions

1. Sauté onion in olive oil and a little salt for 8 minutes on low heat.
2. Add garlic and fry for 1-2 more minutes.
3. Add sundried tomatoes and tomato puree; fry for 3 more minutes.
4. Add canned tomatoes and a pinch of salt; mix well and simmer on low heat.
5. Crumble firm tofu by hand.
6. Mix crumbled tofu with paprika, cayenne pepper, a little salt, and plenty of black pepper.
7. Fry tofu in olive oil for 5 minutes until golden, adding tamari during the last minutes.
8. Stir in torn basil leaves; set aside.
9. Remove tomato sauce from heat.
10. Cook pasta in plenty of salted water, reserving some pasta water.
11. Blend the cooled sauce with silken tofu, reserved pasta water, miso, and lemon juice in a blender.
12. Combine the sauce with the cooked pasta, adding more pasta water if needed.
13. Top with golden tofu crumb, olive oil, and more black pepper.

## Equipment

- pan
- blender
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DBt2_bFI5f8/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8baddaad-d500-440a-8646-4269b83d468a
- Extracted: 2025-03-24

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