I followed the recipe fairly closely, with a few changes. First, I cut the tofu a bit smaller than the recipe suggested, and broke it up with a spatula as I cooked it. I used Nasoya's Extra Firm Tofu Plus, which is fortified with B6, B12, D and Calcium. It never hurts to get extra of these vitamins! There's only 8 grams of protein per serving, which surprised me, especially compared to last night's Gardein dish, which had 17 grams.
Anyhow, I don't think I drained the tofu as well as I should have, as it didn't brown as much as the picture did. I did also elect to season it with white pepper and sea salt before adding the veggies, rather than wait to season at the end as the recipe suggested.
I also omitted the peas, as I am not a pea lover. In retrospect, I could have upped the broccoli and the carrots to compensate, but it didn't occur to me at the time. Since I had pre-cooked the farro last night, I added it into the veggies with a few minutes to go to warm it through. Also, I used unsweetened almond milk instead of soy milk, since I had an open carton of almond milk in the house. I also used Italian Seasoning rather than just basil, and I reseasoned the whole mix with sea salt and white pepper after adding the sauce into the veggie and farro mix.
I was definitely happy with this dish - it was creamy and flavorful, but perhaps a bit on the heavy side for a weeknight dinner. Granted, it was a lot lighter than the non-vegan version of an Alfredo. To lighten it up a bit, you can probably omit the tofu. Also, the husband was even willing to try it and pronounced it good and repeatable. I have some leftovers in the fridge, so we'll see how it reheats!
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