Smashed Cucumber & Five-Spice Tofu Bowl

Cold smashed cucumbers and warm five-spice tofu over black rice — hot-cold contrast done right.

💪 Where's the protein? Right here — 25g

Tofu (20g)
Black rice (5g)

🍃 Sugar-Free Option

No added sweeteners in this recipe — it's sugar-free as written. Any sugars in the nutrition panel come from whole vegetables, grains, and fruit only.

Ingredients (all organic)

✓ Extra-firm tofu, 6 oz
✓ Five-spice powder, 1 tsp
✓ Black rice, 3/4 cup cooked
✓ Cucumbers, 2 Persian
✓ Rice vinegar, 1 tbsp
✓ Garlic, 1 clove
✓ Chili oil, 1 tsp
✓ Sesame seeds + scallion

How to Prep

1Smack cucumbers with the flat of a knife; tear, salt lightly, drain 10 minutes, dress with vinegar and garlic.
2Dust tofu slabs with five-spice; sear until mahogany.
3Bowl over black rice; add cucumbers cold.
4Finish with chili oil, sesame, scallion.

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