1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees celcius/390 fahrenheit and line a baking tray with baking paper.

2. Drain the firm tofu of liquid by covering with a clean towel and placing something heavy on top for 15 minutes.

3. In a food processor, blend the drained tofu, sundried tomato and spices together until it reaches a paste-like consistency. If you don’t have a food processor you can also use a blender, you will just need to continue spooning the mixture around.

4. Spoon the mixture out onto the baking tray. Place baking paper on top and roll or press the mixture firmly and evenly down. The thinner the layer is, the crispier the pepperoni will be.

5. Brush over the extra virgin olive oil. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes, or until it starts to turn golden.

6. Remove from the oven and use a circle cutter to cut small pepperoni-sized slices out.

7. Arrange slices on a platter board with flatbread, hummus, olives, cucumber and tomato. Serve and enjoy with friends!

Per Serve – 6 slices
Calories – 137 (573kJ)
Protein – 10.8g
Carbohydrates – 2.8g
Fat – 9.1g

Protein Punch

As the richest source of vegetarian protein, tofu is the perfect snack for an active body. Protein helps to repair and build muscle, which makes it an important macronutrient to include after your workouts. Regularly eating protein rich foods, especially between your workouts, helps to improve the quality of your training sessions by allowing you to recover better and feel physically ready and full of energy. Protein is not only essential for building muscle, but also most parts of our body including bones, organs, skin and hair, making it an important factor in shaping a strong and resilient body inside and out.

Not only can you make this super tasty recipe your protein star while entertaining (with an added bonus of low saturated fat), but you can also make a batch to store and use as a high protein snack on the run.