This spread was part of our May Day picnic. It gets its deep flavor from liquid smoke and fresh sage, and goes especially well with a bread that has a lot of flavor of its own – like the dried Finnish sour rye bread pictured below.
The recipe is very easy and quick to make, but the flavor is at its best after a night in the fridge. If refrigerated and stored in an airtight container, this should keep for about one week.
Here’s what I used:
- 300 g firm tofu
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 1 teaspoon smooth peanut butter
- 1/2 dl canola oil
- 1/2 dl water
- 2 teaspoons agave syrup
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons light soy sauce
- 12 fresh sage leaves
- juice of 1/2 lemon
I just blended everything except for the lemon juice and salt in our mini food processor until smooth. Now, I added the salt and the lemon juice a little by little, until the balance was right. Then I refrigerated the spread overnight – the flavors developed and the texture firmed up quite nicely.
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Mmmm. Was it easy to find the liquid smoke? I’ve been searching without success… Otherwise I think it’s a great idea, similar to the packaged stuff, but cheaper!
Alice – I buy liquid smoke at an American grocery in Helsinki, but I think some other places sell it also – like specialty spice shops or big supermarkets. But no, it’s not very easy to find. Smoked tofu is very expensive in Finland too, so we do treasure our bottle of liquid smoke!
Wow, the spread looks great. I have to admit, though, what I’m crazy about is the BREAD in this picture! It looks soooooooooooooo good! I’m not sure I can find anything quite like it around here in Iowa :-(
That spread sounds delicious – now I just need to find me some liquid smoke…
That looks and sounds delicious! I will have to try it myself, as I much prefer to make my own foods than to buy highly processed products at the grocery store. How does it compare to Tofutti, if you’re familiar with it?
Very intriguing! I would never in a million years concoct that combination on my own, I must give this a try!
Thanks all for your lovely comments!
Jen – that bread is my favorite! It’s called “varrasleipä” in Finnish, but yep, there’s nothing quite like it…
Abram – this isn’t very much like Tofutti, since texturewise, Tofutti is an imitation of cream cheese, and my spread has more of a tofu feel. Sort of lighter, and not as firm as Tofutti – I hope this helps!
Hmmm…I’m very intrigued by this recipe. I’ve made lots of toru spreads, but never with liquid smoke and Peanut butter. it really sounds wonderful….I think I’ll try it.
That’s awesome! Some weeks ago I made a spread using smoked tofu. As Alice already mentioned, there’s no Liquid Smoke here in Germany, but smoked tofu is not so expensive.
I have some in the fridge right now, chilling. I tried some straight out of the blender and it tastes great, can’t wait to actually have it on some bread!