Description
These Crispy Buffalo Tofu Lettuce Wraps are easy to make and great for a flavorful and filling lunch or dinner! You can load them up with crunchy, fresh vegetables, feta or blue cheese and ranch dressing! These plant based buffalo tofu wraps are packed with protein, but also light and refreshing.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (16 oz) package super firm, or extra firm tofu
- 1/3 cup plain plant based milk, or regular milk
- 1/3 cup all purpose flour, or gluten free all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup panko breadcrumbs
- 1 head romaine lettuce or butter lettuce
- Optional toppings: celery, carrots, cucumber, avocado, feta cheese, blue cheese, ranch dressing, blue cheese dressing
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 450 degrees F. Pat your tofu dry and press, if needed. You can either cut the tofu into little bite sized pieces or you can tear it into chunks. I like to tear mine into chunks because it makes the tofu have more nooks and crannies for the sauce to get stuck in.
- To a large bowl, add the flour and spices. Give it a quick mix and then add in the milk. Whisk together until you have a thick batter. Add the tofu chunks into the bowl and gently mix until all the tofu is completely coated in the batter.
- Pour the panko over the tofu and carefully mix together until the tofu is coated with the panko. The panko should stick pretty well to the tofu, but you can also use your fingers to press it on, if there are any parts of the tofu that are lacking in batter.
- Spray a large sheet pan with cooking spray and carefully dump the tofu onto the pan. Use your hands to spread the tofu out, making sure it’s in a single layer and not stuck together. Spray the top of the tofu with more cooking spray and place in the oven. Bake tofu until golden brown and crispy, 15-20 minutes, flipping halfway through.
- Remove tofu from the oven and add to a medium sized bowl. Pour the buffalo sauce over and mix until tofu is completely coated with the sauce.
- Assemble your lettuce wraps: carefully pull apart your head of lettuce so that you have some good sized lettuce wraps. To each wrap, add a few spoonfuls of the buffalo tofu and then top with your favorite toppings.
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Vegetarian, Lunch
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
