Tofu

I recently did a Tofu cooking course, which was great, its good to have a few more ideas of how to use it. The top tips that I picked up from tee course - due to the high number of phytoestrogens it should not be eaten in huge quantities every day, for children about 100g a week is good. Also it is one of the most genetically modified foods - so if this is a concern to you, try to buy Organic. You can buy silken tofu - which is great for adding to sauces or dips to bump up the nutritional value - great in guacamole, or the firmer tofu which is more widely available.

Tofu and herb omelette

150g tofu
4 eggs
1 cup chopped, mixed, fresh herbs (parsley, coriander, chervil, dill, chives, oregano etc)
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
spice mixture (optional)
30g hard goats cheese

1. Mash the tofu with a fork until crumbled.
2. Mix in a bowl with the remaining ingredients except the cheese.
3. Fry in a lightly buttered pan until golden on both sides.
4. Just before serving grate some goat's cheese on top. Serve with salad.

This is also good served cold in pita bread with salad.