Onion Soup Mix

People talk a lot now about transitioning in their diets, for example, transitioning away from meat or transitioning to a low-fat diet. I guess this is a story of food transition as well. And it starts a few years ago with homemade onion dip. Mixing sour cream with one of those dry onion soup mix envelopes was a staple at parties at our house a decade or so ago. It was a cheap and easy way to make a pretty yummy dip. And, with a bag of nacho chips and a bottle of wine, the dip would make the occasion festive.

Then one day, I read the label on the onion soup mix envelope. The company suggested mixing their onion soup with ground beef for an onion meat loaf. Why not mix with tofu? I thought, so I tried it: Smoosh the tofu, mash in the onion soup mix, fry it up. Sure tasted good. Success! Then, I got tired of opening all those stupid mix envelopes and throwing them away. What a waste.

The Co-op came to my rescue. Walking by the spices one day, I noticed that the Co-op sells bulk dry onion soup mix. Hooray! Now, to complete the transition: I combine one-quarter of a cup of the Co-op’s dry onion soup powder with a pound of firm tofu, smoosh it together, and fry it until browned slightly. Beginning with fresh onions, garlic, or whatever else was fried first is optional.

The tofu/onion soup mixture is the quickest, cheapest, and easiest way I’ve discovered so far to cook tofu and create a yummy non-meat protein basis for dinner.

Gina Gormley retired from GTE several years ago and is now happily playing house every day.

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