Black and Bleu Baked Tofu Sandwiches

My cousin introduced me to the gloriousness of baked tofu and I fell in love.  If you've been trying to find ways to reduce  your red meat intake or if you are just making the switch to a vegetarian diet and tofu still seems scary, baked tofu is a great place to start. I prefer the "savory" flavor, but "teriyaki" is also great.  It's good on crackers, by itself, in a stir fry, or as part of this delicious sandwich. The "black" is the tofu instead of steak, and the "bleu" is the gorgonzola cheese, a milder friend of bleu cheese.  Since the cheese and tofu are so salty, there is no added salt in this sandwich.

Serves: 4

4 hoagie rolls, sliced
1 8oz. package Savory flavored Baked Tofu, 1/4" slices
1/2 cup Gorgonzola Cheese
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced (mandolin slicer recommended)
8 oz (1 pkg) sliced baby portobello mushrooms
cooking spray
unsalted butter (optional)

Preheat oven to broil. In a large skillet, sautee onion over medium low heat until soft, 5-10 minutes.  I use cooking spray to reduce the fat content.  If there's gonna be some fat on my sandwich, I want to be able to taste it.  Add mushrooms, stir occasionally, add more cooking spray if necessary.  Continue cooking on medium low for about 5 more minutes.

While the onions are cooking, spread a thin layer of unsalted butter on inside of hoagie rolls and broil them on baking sheet until desired browning is reached--2 minutes or so.  remove the buns from the oven and turn the oven off. Of course, you don't have to butter the bread-- use a little cooking spray, brush it with extra virgin olive oil, or don't do anything.  Just toast the bread plain.  I put the fat here instead of into the veggies because I can taste it better and it makes me feel like I'm indulging when really the fat content isn't much. 

Place sliced tofu on buns, 5 or so slices per sandwich.  top with onion and mushroom mixture.  top with 2 to 3 tablespoons gorgonzola cheese and put back into the oven (no need to turn it back on) until cheese has melted and sandwiches are heated through.  About 5 minutes.  Enjoy immediately.