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Oven Baked Tofu Shakshuka
50 min
Main
Servings
Total
50 minPrep
10 minCook
40 minContains
soy
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gluten
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Ingredients
Traybake
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1⅔ cups (400 g)canned diced tomatoes
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2red bell peppers, chopped
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1medium red onion, finely chopped
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2red hot chili peppers, seeds removed, minced†
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3cloves garlic, minced
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2 Tbsp (33 g)tomato paste
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1 Tbsp (15 mL)olive oil
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1 tsp (2 g)ground cumin
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1 tsp (2 g)ground coriander
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1 tsp (6 g)salt
'Eggy' silken tofu
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½ tspground turmeric
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11 oz (300 g)silken tofu, cut into 1 cm thick slices
Serve with
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5small pita breads, toasted
Optional garnish
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lemon slice
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fresh cilantro
Make your own
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C). Add all the traybake ingredients to a 9 x 12 inch (23 x 31 cm) baking dish*.
- Mix together, then bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix together the kala namak and turmeric on a plate. Coat the tofu slices lightly with this turmeric mix.
- Place the tofu on top of the tomato mixture and press the pieces in a bit. Transfer the baking dish back into the oven and let it bake for another 10 - 15 minutes.
- Serve with toasted pitas, and garnish with za'atar, cilantro, and lemon slices if desired. Enjoy!
Notes
- †If you don't love spice, consider using less.
- †Kala namak, also known as Himalayan black salt, is a salt often used in South Asian cuisine. The sulphur compounds give the salt an egg-like smell and flavour.
- * For the oven, we used top and bottom heating (not fan-assisted/convection). The shakshuka can alternatively be cooked on the stove in a wide pan with a lid.
Storage
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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Plate method
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Grains & Starches 40%
• small pita bread
Proteins 12%
• silken tofu
Fruits & Veggies 48%
• canned diced tomatoes
• red bell pepper
• medium red onion
• red hot chili pepper
• clove garlic
• tomato paste
Calcium
• silken tofu
Fat
• olive oil
Nutrition info
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Discussion & Rating
One of the best recipe I’ve made from pick up limes. Loved it so much, super flavourful
This is one of our weekly rotations!!
so delicious!!! It even convinced my tofu-critical family members 😄
Made it stove top with half the bell pepper and some extra tomatoes. It was delicious with rice for supper.
delicious
Delicious! I love the combination of spices. We enjoyed the meal with some vegan gauda on top
Great!
This was really good!
I used the "homemade red lentils Tofu" that's on this app instead of a normal store bought silken tofu, and it turned out great. Love the taste and texture.
I didn't have black salt,so I just used Nutritional Yeast and normal salt. Also didn't include the spicy ingredients, but added a chillie oil after serving, so my little ones can eat it.
Everyone cleared out their plates.
Very easy to make and required very little effort. Also didn't need to rob a bank to afford the ingredients - had most of the ingredients leftover from other meals.
Loved this recipe soo much. Genius with the black salt.
This was an easy and delicious recipe. My children (ages 5 and 8) both ate it as well! Success with everyone
It was a tasty dish but not great for a dinner meal, just missing something. I would exchange the tofu for firm as the silky was too watery and mushy. I enjoyed it for breakfast.
Absolutely delicious! served with toasted pepitas and Vogels toast.
This was delicious! I made it on the stove in a cast iron shallow pan. I didn’t have chillies and used a tablespoon of sriracha hot sauce instead. Really satisfying particularly on a cold, autumnal day!
Awsome. Indulgent, Rich ans full of flavour.
oops, i forgot to rate but a sure 5 stars!!
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this was amazing, so easy to make and delicious. i'm actually in anorexia recovery and have had some of your recipes saved for ages now but haven’t felt able to try them until tonight. after this dish though i am so encouraged to challenge some more of your recipes, thank you so much for helping me find joy in food and cooking again xx
Very tasty, will definitely make it again!
Yum. This is delicious! Made without the sweet paprika as I didn't have any. It was still so very tasty! Thank you!
Absolutely delicious!!
Loved the Silken Tofu gave an eggy texture and the sauce and veggies was so so rich and delicious, easy to tweak if you want less spicy etc.
We served ours with garlic bread and will be making again very soon!
Delicious
Delicious but too salty
I make this dish over and over again since I explored it from PUL YouTube. I love it so much! It is very delicious!
Delish
I loved it! I really enjoyed getting to make a new dish and experience new flavors and have the ingredients be accessible in my region. Oftentimes I’d love to try out a ton of different recipes from around the world but the ingredients are either not available here in rural Germany or insanely expensive. Silken tofu isn’t really a thing that I can get in my village supermarkets so I got firm tofu instead. The swap worked perfectly! This was so easy and fun to make and it tastes amazing!
Absolutely loved it! Will be making again, might tweak the spice level down a little…. Or I might remember to deseed the chillis 😂
My family liked this recipe a lot. We found it really spicy but the flavor was still there to make up for it. Speaking of flavor, it’s wonderful in this dish. A lot going on but in a good way. My only change next time is I will use firm or extra firm tofu instead. The silken tofu was so slimy I just couldn’t eat it. If you’re a texture person, do not use silken tofu! The dish will be just perfect with firm or extra firm.
Loved this recipe! So flavoursome and well spiced. I'm not quite sure why you need 5 pitta breads, though - are there 2 spare or do 2 people get 2 and the last person only gets 1? Or 1.5 each and 0.5 left over? 😂
This was again so good and easy! Never used silken tofu this way, but absolutely loved it. Can't wait for the Android app! Go and make this!
We love this dish soooo much! It‘s easy to make and super tasty!
Amazing flavours, will be part of our go to recipes now :)
This dish brings an explosion of flavours. I didn’t have silken tofu at hand so I used firm tofu instead. I‘m currently trying out lots of PUL recipes and feel like it’s going to be very hard to pick a favourite.
Simple and yet so tasty and satisfying. I’ll be making this lots in future. Thank you team, for another winning recipe!
This was extremely delicious and easy!!
I added some nutritional yeast to the kala namak/turmeric mixture: highly recommended!
Absolutely delicious! Very easy to make too :)
This was absolutely delicious! I don't eat silken tofu often, but it's delicious in this recipe. Bonus points because this is also an easy meal, so it's perfect for weeknights.
Loved this one! It is warm and comforting - a perfect way to use silken tofu.
Wow! This recipe was amazing. I did not have canned tomatoes, but instead used fresh cherry tomatoes and it worked so well. Pick Up Limes has been my go to website for years. I have shared it with friends and family and always receive the same feedback---these recipes are delicious, easy to make, and so nourishing. Thank you so much for the years of cooking inspiration <3
Cannot wait for the app!
After years of watching Pick Up Limes on YouTube, I finally, actually cooked a recipe! Roaring success. Easy and delicious. Served with a hearty olive, garlic bread. Definitely use the "optional" ingredients if you can, as they round out the dish perfectly. Eagerly awaiting the app on Android, please!
Made this recipe one weekday and it was very tasty. We served it up with multigrain rice and roasted asparagus. Nicely satisfying.
I tried it and it was absolutly delicious.
I did it with smoke Tofu and it worked very well, too. As a side dish, because I had no bread, millet.
I am glad I found it. Thanks a lot!
We make this all the time on the stovetop but this makes it even easier! I got home from work and my partner needed to run out. It's tough managing kids around a stove so I was grateful to have this version of the recipe in my back pocket! Delicious and, as always, nutritious. Plus, the kids loved it! You know it's good if even the 4 year old wants seconds :)
Really yummy and even better the next day.
Really tasty and even better the next day.
Hello,
I have a friend who is interested in healthy cooking. I asked her what her favorite vegetables were, and she responded cabbage, broccoli, green beans, and brussel sprouts. In looking through your huge selection of recipes, I could not find a lot that featured these vegetables. Would you consider adding recipes that feature these choices?
10/10 - this recipe is the bomb! We keep making it.
I haven't made this yet but it looks really good and I definitely want to make it in the future. I'd love if there was a way to heart recipes on here but idk how that would be possible lol
Had this dish many times while we were in Israel years ago and have missed it since going vegan. Silken tofu was a great substitute for the traditional egg but mine did not come out of the package nicely enough to slice. No problem, just added it in chunks. Wonderful dish accompanied by vegan challah (Just Egg in place of eggs in my tried and true family recipe). Reheated beautifully in the toaster oven the next day.
I wanted to try this so badly, but because there is no Asian supermarket or toko near my village, I’ve used firm tofu. I’ve soaked the firm tofu in a marinade with the kala namak, tumeric, a splash of milk, 2tsp nutritional yeast and 1tsp mustard immediately after putting the veggies in the oven and it worked perfectly fine. Very satisfying dish. Thank you do much again!
This is SO SIMPLE and SO DELICIOUS! I didn't have bell peppers on hand, so I added a 28 oz can of whole plum tomatoes, drained and crushed by hand. I didn't have any of the suggested garnishes, but I did add some Kalamata olives once it came out of the oven, and it was SO GOOD! This is my new favorite almost-entirely-pantry-based meal for when I don't want to spend a long time in the kitchen but want something hearty and warming. And I love that it works for ANY meal of the day!
Made it for dinner tonight. Really good and filling.
Soooo delicious, and the kala namak (black salt) is an absolute game-changer for vegan egg dishes. Love it!!
absolutely delicious. so easy to make and what amazing flavor this has
I love Shakshuka but this was the first time I made it in the oven! Loved the simplicity and flavour! Thank you so much for a great recipe again!
Really easy and delicious recipe! I tried it with firm tofu, because that was at hand; silken tofu is difficult to get in my town and if it is, it's too expensive. I can imagine the texture is more egglike with silken, but firm was fine enough and the taste was great! Thanks for sharing, will definitely make again!
Oh my goodness, we loved this so much! Having never having tried shakshuka before, I think the tofu had a beautiful flavour and superb texture alongside the vibrant and rich vegetables. I swapped the red peppers for zucchini which worked super well! 🥰
The recipe was a big hit.I was running out of time to pack lunch for my kiddos and tried this simple, tempting shakshuka.Kids loved the recipe.. Thank you Sadia..Stay blessed ❤️!!
We ate this fo brunch and it tastes amazing. Finally a perfect substitute for the version with eggs. Thank you have been missing this dish since going plant based.
Thanks for another amazing recipe! Some of my friends came over while this dish was in the oven and they immediately asked me what I was cooking that smelled so good. I can see this meal becoming a staple in our household as it’s delicious, ridiculously easy to make, and wholesome.
This was incredibly delicious! I've had Shakshuka a few times before going vegan and the silken tofu as egg replacement is just perfect! So tasty and the time you actively have to do stuff in the kitchen is so short. I will definitely cook this again soon! Thanks for this wonderful recipe!
Dear Sadia
Each dishes looks yummy. From the time I stared following you life become so easy I find my me time i have no oven. can I make this without baking