GRILLED TOFU SALAD

Hello dear Foodies!!!!!!

This weekend I am here with an amazing and healthy recipe made with Grilled Tofu and Crunchy veggies and crunchy crispy walnuts..... 

What is Tofu???? 

Tofu is also know as bean curd, is a food prepared by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into solid blocks of varying softness; it can be silken, soft, firm or extra firm. Beyond these braod categories, there are many varieties of tofu. It ha a subtle flavour, so it can be used in savoury and sweet dishes. It is often seasons or marinated to suit the dish and its flavours, and due to its spongy texture it absorbs flavours well. It is most often treated as a meat substitute. It is a traditional component of East Asia and Southeast Asian cuisines and has been consumed in China for over 2000 years. 

Benefits of Tofu - 

Tofu contains several anti-inflamatory antioxidant and phyto-chemicals making it a great addition to an anti-inflamatory diet. Tofu is also a good source of 'complete' protein - meaning that it has a well balanced amino acid profile - in addition to fibre, potassium, magnesium, iron, copper and manganese. An excellent food from a nutritional and health perspective, tofu is thought to provide many of the benefits as Soya Beans. 

About our recipe - 

By ingredients, this recipe is dairy free / non-dairy, egg-free, optionally gluten free, grain-free, peanut free, plant based and vegetarian. 

For a nut-free grilled tofu salad, simply omit the walnuts or toss it with 1/2 cup sunflower seeds instead. 

GRILLED TOFU SALAD 

Ingredients - 

• Extra firm tofu 
• 1 cup mixed bell peppers chopped in small cubes 
• Half onion sliced 
• 2 red radish sliced 
• Half cup walnuts 
• 1 tsp sesame seeds 
• 2-3 lettuce leaves 
• 4 tsp olive oil 
• 2 tsp balsamic vinaigrette 
• 2 pinches of black pepper 
• Salt to taste
• 2 tsp dark soy sauce 
• 1 tsp chili garlic sauce
• 2 tsp maple syrup
• Oil for shallow frying

Recipe - 

1. Press tofu and soak extra waters from it. I usually wrap tofu block in tissue and press it nicely so the water is soaked nicely. 
2. Mix soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, maple syrup and 1 tsp olive oil nicely. 
3. Cut tofu into cubes or in desired shape and marinate tofu in sauce mixture for 15-20 minutes. 
4. Take chopped bell peppers, sliced onions, radish and walnuts in a mixing bow and add olive oil, balsamic vinaigrette, black pepper to it and keep it aside. 
5. Heat skillet and add little olive oil to it and place the marinated tofu over it and cook tofu for 10-15 minutes. roast it from all the sides. You can also grill them on grill. 
6. Season the salad with salt. Make sure you season salad at last so the salad wont be water and soggy at the time of serving. 

Serving / Salad Assembling - 

    Place the lettuce leaves on a plate and place salad on it. Then Place the grilled tofu on it and garnish with sliced radish and sesame seeds and serve.