Mexican Marinated Vegan Cheese and Tofu
This marinated vegan cheese is one of my favorite appetizers and I just know you’re going to love it too. It’s savory, herby, and a tad spicy. If you don’t like vegan cheese don’t worry because you can make it a marinated tofu cheese appetizer instead!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 31kcal
Ingredients
- 7 oz Silken Tofu or 200gm Violife Panela cheese *see notes
- 1 whole guajillo pepper stems and seeds removed
- 2 whole chile de arbol stem removed and some seeds**
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon salt adjust to taste
Instructions
- Cube the cheese or tofu and set aside. Wipe clean the dried chile pods the remove the stems and seeds. If you want a heat then leave all or some of the arbol chile seeds.
- Mix the oil and all of the spices in a small jar or in a medium bowl. Next mix in the dried chile pieces and stir until well combined. At this time you can taste and adjust any seasoning desired.
- If mixed in a jar then pour it into a medium bowl then add the cubed cheese or tofu pieces. If you mixed the oil and spices in the bowl then just add the cubed cheese or tofu and mix until they’re well coated with the seasoned oil.
- Cover the container and place in the refrigerator to marinate for at least 30 minutes, the longer the better.
- Once ready to serve carefully add the cheese or tofu cubes to your serving dish. You can top with chopped cilantro if you’d like. Serve with crackers or part of a charcuterie board, or you can also mix it into salads.
Notes
*You can use either silken tofu or a vegan cheese like Violife. Panela or Feta cheeses.
**I use a mix of mild guajillos and spicy arbol chiles. You can use both or just one or in a pinch you can use pepper flakes too.
*** Please notice that the calories are calculated using the silken tofu not the vegan cheese.
Nutrition
Serving: 4servings | Calories: 31kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 0.2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 203IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg
