I guess we were making up for a so-so meal last night because tonight's dinner was fabulous. Today was City Market day and we got lots of nice fresh produce. Dinner started with a salad of mixed greens, tomatoes and carrots. The main course was the BBQ Pomegranate Tofu from Vegan with a Vengeance served on a sandwich with coleslaw on top. We couldn't find any good rolls for our sandwiches so we used a really tasty whole wheat sourdough from a local bakery. And the tofu - wow! It was awesome. We'd been wanting to try this recipe for a while because though we didn't find the pomegranate molasses that it calls for, we did pick up some pomegranate glaze the last time we were at Trader Joe's. A little of that mixed with standard molasses made a fine substitution in the BBQ sauce - which turned out to be extremely delicious (and there's plenty left over). For the slaw, I used this recipe from Alton Brown as a guide (though I obviously left out the buttermilk - didn't miss it). On the side was some steamed broccoli.And then there was dessert. This afternoon Darlene made the Banana Hazelnut Cream Pie from Vive le Vegan. It didn't set up completely firm, but it was close enough and the taste was amazing. Especially with a little fruit salad of cantelope and fresh blueberries.

11 comments:
WOW! I absolutely love BBQ tofu and this looks so incredible!
Mmm, the pie looks great.
Oh wow, Pomegranate BBQ tofu....that sounds absolutely amazing! :-) I will have to try that this week. And the blueberries and cantaloupe is a great combo....mmmmmm.....
Next time you're headed this way (Towards Richmond) stop in one of the Mediterranean Grocery Stores (my fave is on Quioccasion (sp?) near the Regency Mall). I found the molasses there.
Looks delicious.. I love bbq sandwiches with coleslaw on them.. and that pie looks great..
Thanks for the heads up about the pomegranate molasses substitution. I have that cookbook but haven't made that recipe yet. I'll have to try it soon. Your picture of it looks great :)
Thanks for the comments everyone!
And thanks for the tip Lady Di
I'll have to try the pomegranate tofu!
Wow, the cake is making my mouth water right now!
Can I be invited over for dinner???
Kidding!
Try it Jenny, it's delish. And T, if you're ever in Charlottesville...
This all looks fantastic!
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