These stuffed jalapeños make a delicious snack for a group, or when you have guests over and you want something quick with minimal ingredients, but not your typical guacamole and chips. It’s mildly spicy, creamy, and doesn’t require any cutlery (which makes it perfect for Superbowl Sunday!).
Jalapeños are blanched in water with salt and maple syrup to reduce their spiciness and add a little sweetness. They’re then stuffed with a delicious scallion tofu cream that only takes 5 minutes to put together and topped with cilantro, shaved almonds, and extra scallions.
They look great on the plate and the best thing is that you can make them in advance! They’re also the perfect thing for those days when you want a quick savory snack and you’re sick of hummus.
You can also serve the tofu cream in a bowl as a dip and chopped the blanched jalapeños on top. Enjoy with corn chips or any other chips that you like (try it with these homemade potato chips!).
You can easily make this recipe nut-free by omitting the shaved almonds at the end.
You’re going to need a small pot, a high-speed blender, a large pan, and a small spatula for this recipe.
These stuffed jalapeños make great canapés for a group or a fun snack you can make for yourself.
You can use the scallion tofu cream as a dip, on bagels, in sandwiches, or use it as a dressing (just thin it out with either plant-based milk, vegetable broth, or water).
6 (220g) jalapeño peppers, cut in half lengthwise and deseeded
500ml water
35ml maple syrup
5g sea salt
1g toasted coriander seeds
60ml extra-virgin olive oil
40g thinly sliced scallion bottoms
4 cloves (20g) thinly sliced garlic
450g firm tofu, diced
sea salt, to taste
20ml freshly-squeezed lemon or lime juice
20g thinly sliced scallion tops
cilantro leaves
thinly sliced scallion tops
toasted almonds, shaved (optional)
Jalapeños: Place water, maple syrup, sea salt, and coriander seeds to a small pot and bring to a boil. Make sure the maple syrup and salt are dissolved. Blanch the japaleños in the water for 3 minutes (you’ll probably have to do this in 2 batches). Cool them down in a bowl of ice water and drain cut-side down on a paper towel.
Scallion Tofu Cream: In the meantime, add the extra-virgin olive oil, scallion bottoms, and garlic in a large pan on medium heat until fragrant (about 3 minutes). Add tofu and cook for another 3 minutes. Transfer everything to a high-speed blender and add scallion tops and sea salt. Blend on high for 1 minute or until smooth, scraping down the sides of the blender as needed.
Once japapeños are cool, use a small spatula or palette knife to stuff them with enough tofu cream to fill them up and scrape the top to even it out. Place them on a serving plate and top with cilantro leaves, shaved almonds, and some more scallion tops.
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