Today is the first day of school, so I’m distracting myself with tofu. I kind of love tofu.
No, seriously. It gets such a bad rap, but it’s honestly one of my all time favorite foods.
In salads, pasta, on pizza, and now, in puff pastry. Remember puff pastry? We used in it turnovers a little while back. I had some leftover and needed to use it up. And of course my mind went straight to tofu.
If you haven’t baked or scrambled tofu yet, you’ve been missing out. A great source of protein for plant-based eaters, tofu is not something to skip over.
Puff pastry is an amazing shell in these rolls. Fluffy layers enveloping chewy baked tofu and slightly crispy kale… it’s a match made in heaven. The kale in these rolls is sautéed in soy sauce and sesame seeds to give these rolls an Asian cuisine feel.
Although they’re pretty perfect on their own, these rolls are made even better when dipped in my sesame-ginger soy dressing. (I drizzled that all over this noodle bowl not too long back).
The filling of these rolls is super nutritious. I don’t need to tell you all the ways kale is a superfood, and tofu is a protein boost for sure. But I bet you didn’t know that sesame seeds contain essential minerals such as manganese, copper, iron, phosphorus and calcium.
Sure, puff pastry isn’t exactly diet food, but there’s kale in these so they’re automatically completely healthy, right?
Right.
- 1 sheet of non-dairy puff pastry
- 3.5 oz extra-firm tofu (1/4 of a standard block)
- ½ cup kale, washed and trimmed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tbsp soy sauce, divided
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds, divided
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- Set puff pastry out to thaw, press tofu between books and/or towels, and preheat oven to 425° F.
- Cut tofu into straw like slices and arrange on a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Bake for 30 minutes, tossing tofu halfway through cooking.
- Let cool on a wire rack and turn oven down to 350° F.
- In a skillet, add olive oil and 1 tbsp soy sauce over medium heat. After about 2 minutes, add kale. Stir until wilted.
- Add in sesame seeds and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Take off heat and set aside.
- Arrange baked tofu and kale on puff pastry, roll into a cylinder, pinch ends and seal. Repeat until all the puff pastry is used up.
- Arrange rolls on a parchment paper lined baking tray and bake in oven for 25 minutes, or until golden. Let cool on wire rack before serving.
- For dipping sauce, combine remaining 1 tbsp sesame seeds, 3 tbsp soy sauce, and 1 tsp ginger.
These rolls look delicious, Medha! I’ve only had tofu a few times, so I definitely need to try it out more. I love the kale and ginger in these rolls!
Thanks so much, Gayle!
I LOVE TOFU! I just really like the flavour and texture of it. As long as you know how to manipulate it, it can be totally crave-worthy. I haven’t had puff pastry in a longgggg time but I need to. The kale, sesame, tofu filling with the crisp pastry -OMG. This is a very happy distraction, indeed.
I love tofu too! Haha happy distractions are the best 🙂
My husband teases me every time I make something with kale or tofu, even though he’s always the first one to polish off his helping. I can’t imagine what he’ll say when I offer him up a dinner with both. 😉 These look SO good. Any ideas on using something like a wonton wrapper in place of the puff pastry? I think I might like to try it that way.
I’m sure the wonton wrapper would work super well, I’ve just never tried it. You could bake or fry the rolls with wonton wrappers, depending on your desired texture!
Yeah same here! I LOOOOVE tofu. I just don’t get why people thing is either “meeeh” or just plain disgusting. It is so tasty! Especially when wrapped in puff pastry 😉 These rolls look fabulous! <3
Thanks so much!
I love that you put these in puff pastry, they look delicious! I love the sauce you added with these too.
Thanks, Danielle!
Kale with Asian flavors is one of my favorite things! Also puff pastry, always. 🙂
I love kale and Asian together, too! Thanks 🙂
Medha… These rolls look delicious, but I am one of those folk that gives tofu a terrible wrap, I just cant stomach it. Although, I love kale, and buttery puff pastry is delicious, not to mention my recent obsession with ginger, I might – maybe dig this recipe. 🙂
You should try it! Tofu is not at all gross if you cook it right 🙂
These sound delicious. I really like tofu too, especially baked 🙂
Thanks, Joyti!
Everything is always a little bit more yummy when rolled in puff pastry. I love this combination. It sounds very tasty, filling, and definitely nutritious!
Thanks, Cindy!
I love tofu and it sounds so good wrapped in puff pastry! Love the kale and dipping sauce too!
Thanks so much!
Wow!! These look so cute and fun!!… and healthy and tasty too!! Great recipe girl! Hope school goes well!
Thanks so much!!!
I have pretty much zero experience cooking tofu but you have me TOTALLY convinced to try with these gorgeous rolls! Plus, puff pastry. There’s no way these can be wrong 🙂
Thanks so much! Baking tofu is soooo easy 🙂
Ohhh! I am loving this! I adore kale and am always looking for new ways to use it! This is such a good idea!
Thanks, Annie!
What a great thing to do with tofu and kale! I would never have thought of those ingredients in puff pastry, and I like how you think! 🙂
Thanks so much 🙂
These tofu and kale rolls look delicious Medha! I love how perfect they are for a snack.. definitely a recipe that I need to try as I love spring rolls and these look pretty similar. Thanks for sharing another great recipe and idea.
Thanks so much, Thalia 🙂
I’d definitely say you can count these in the healthy category. One part decadent, one part super-healthy = perfect balance! What a great fusion-type concept to pair these Asian components with the puff pastry. It sounds really delicious! : )
Thanks so much! 🙂
This sounds like an amazing combination of ingredients!
Thanks!
I want to try these kale rolls 🙂 They sound amazing
LMK how it goes if you do!
These are genius little rolls, and although I try not to eat too much tofu for health reasons, I still love it! These rolls combine tofu, and kale, which is my favorite. I want to eat them now!
Thanks!!