# sticky miso glazed tofu bowls

A delightful combination of sweet and salty miso-glazed tofu, crunchy pickled vegetables, and a creamy tahini chili sauce, served over fresh white rice.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 large carrot, julienned
- 2 Persian cucumbers, julienned
- 0.25 red onion, sliced thinly
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 0.25 tsp salt
- 0.5 orange zest
- 1 block extra firm tofu, pressed
- 1 tbsp low sodium tamari or soy
- 1 spritz avocado oil
- 2 tbsp miso paste
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp coconut aminos
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- 0.5 orange zest
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 0.5 orange, juiced
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 0.5 tbsp chili oil
- 1 squeeze lime, juiced
- fresh white rice
- cilantro

## Instructions

1. In a bowl, mix together julienned carrot, Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced red onion, rice vinegar, maple syrup, sesame oil, salt, and orange zest.
2. Set the pickled vegetables aside in the fridge until ready to serve.
3. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
4. Cut the pressed tofu into 3 slabs and score one side of each slab.
5. Drizzle both sides of the tofu slabs with tamari and avocado oil and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
6. Bake the tofu for 10 minutes.
7. Make the glaze by whisking together miso paste, maple syrup, sesame oil, coconut aminos, grated garlic, and orange zest.
8. Remove the tofu from the oven and carefully brush both sides with the glaze.
9. Return the glazed tofu to the oven for 10-15 minutes.
10. Optionally, reserve some glaze to brush on at the end and broil for 1-2 minutes.
11. Whisk together tahini, orange juice, rice vinegar, maple syrup, chili oil, and lime juice for the spicy orange tahini sauce.
12. Serve everything over fresh white rice with cilantro.

## Equipment

- oven
- bowl
- parchment lined baking sheet
- whisk

## Tips

- Mix pickled vegetables with your hands for fun.
- Keep a close eye on the tofu when broiling to prevent burning.
- You can prep the veggies and tahini sauce in advance.
- Option to reserve some glaze to brush on at the end.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWrAdPdERsv/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
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- Extracted: 2026-04-19

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