Chopped Salad With Seasoned Tofu Strips Recipes

CHOPPED SALAD

Steps:

• Roughly chop romaine lettuce. Remove tough stems from arugula and roughly chop. Stem and quarter tomatoes. Seed and cut pepper into 1/4-inch dice. Peel avocados and cut into 1/4-inch dice. Place these, with onions and olives, in a large bowl. Set hard-cooked eggs aside.
• In a separate, smaller bowl, mix ingredients for dressing together. Fifteen minutes before serving, add the dressing to the bowl of salad, tossing well, so that dressing can be absorbed. Press eggs through a sieve and sprinkle over salad. Serve.

TOFU SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix the chili sauce, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Place tofu in the mixture, and marinate 1 hour in the refrigerator.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Immerse the snow peas in the boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes, then immerse in a a bowl of cold water. Drain, and set aside.
• Toss the peas, carrots, cabbage, and peanuts with the tofu and marinade to serve.

CHOPPED SALAD WITH HERBS

Steps:

• Combine vegetables in a bowl with the herbs. Pour the olive oil and vinegar over all and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Toss the ingredients, then taste and adjust the seasoning.

CHOPPED SALAD WITH SEASONED TOFU STRIPS

Steps:

• Marinate the tofu: combine the soy sauce, mirin, rice vinegar, ginger and sugar in a 2-quart bowl. Whisk in the sesame oil and combine well. Drain the tofu and pat dry with paper towels. Slice into 1/3-inch thick slabs and cut the slabs in half lengthwise to get strips approximately 1/3 inch thick by 3/4 inch wide. Blot each strip with paper towels. Add to the bowl with the marinade and gently toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes to an hour, or for up to a day.
• Meanwhile, heat the oven to 375 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment. Lift the tofu out of the marinade and arrange the pieces on the parchment-covered baking sheet. Bake for 7 to 10 minutes, until the edges are just beginning to color and the marinade sets on the surface of the tofu. Remove from the heat.
• In a large bowl, combine all of the salad ingredients. Whisk together the dressing ingredients and toss with the salad. If desired, transfer to a platter. Garnish with the tofu strips and serve.

TOSSED SALAD WITH WONTON STRIPS

Steps:

• In a large salad bowl, combine the romaine, tomatoes, pineapple and onion; set aside. In a large skillet, heat vegetable oil to 375°. Fry wonton strips, in batches, for 10-20 seconds or until lightly browned. Drain on paper towels. Sprinkle over salad. , In a blender, combine the vinegar, mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper. While processing, gradually add olive oil in a steady stream. Transfer to a pitcher or bowl; serve with salad.

SALSA

Steps:

• Chop 4 unripe pears and 1 red onion; seed and mince 1 Serrano chili. Combine in bowl with 1/4 cup each chopped cilantro and mint. Add dressing and stir. Dressing variation: Skip vinegar and mustard; reduce oil to 1/2 cup, add 1/4 cup lime juice and a pinch of sugar.

CHOPPED SALAD OF ROMAINE, ARUGULA, DILL AND LEMON

Steps:

• In a salad bowl, mix together the romaine, arugula, dill and scallions. Sprinkle with salt. Grind pepper on top. Sprinkle the lemon juice and zest over the leaves. Pour on the olive oil. Using a salad fork and spoon, mix the leaves together until all the strips of lettuce are coated and the flavors are blended. Taste a leaf. Season again with salt, pepper, lemon juice or more oil, whatever is needed. Serve.

VEGAN TOFU FAJITAS

Steps:

• Dry tofu by pressing firmly with paper towels. Cut into strips and place in a wide dish.
• Mix lime juice, cumin, liquid amino acid, and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl. Pour 1/2 of the mixture over the tofu; toss gently. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator, 20 minutes to overnight.
• Combine remaining lime juice mixture, red onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and jalapeno in a large bowl. Toss well. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator, 20 minutes to overnight.
• Spray a large non-stick skillet with cooking spray and place over high heat. Cook and stir tofu until browned on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Spray the skillet with cooking spray again and place back over high heat. Add onion-pepper mixture; cook and stir until browned, 8 to 10 minutes. Return tofu to the skillet.
• Warm tortillas and top with tofu mixture, avocado, tomato, and cilantro.