Tofu Salad Recipe
with Spicy Peanut Dressing

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Tofu Salad Recipe
with Spicy Peanut Dressing:

A delicious quick tofu salad recipe that’s perfect for vegetarians too. Seasoned tofu is combined with crunchy broccoli and cauliflower, flavorful arugula and rich tasting pine nuts and then topped off with a spicy peanut dressing.

The easy ingredient exchanges and menu planner below will give you a variety of ways to create quick meals from this easy tofu salad recipe.

2-3 servings (as a main dish)

You will need 5 ingredients:

- Packaged Seasoned Tofu
- Packaged Broccoli and Cauliflower Florets
- Arugula
- Pine Nuts
- Bottled Peanut Sauce


Make Ahead for this Salad:

- If you don’t like raw broccoli or cauliflower,
you may steam them for just a few minutes
and then immerse in cold water. Drain and cut into bite-size
pieces for the salad.

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Ingredients:

package seasoned tofu – 1 1/2 cups cut into cubes
(choose your favorite flavor)

** packaged broccoli/cauliflower florets – 1 cup washed,
drained and cut into bite-size pieces

arugula – 3 cups washed and patted dry

pine nuts – 1 to 2 tbsp

bottled peanut sauce – 1/4 to 1/2 cup


** Leftover Idea - Quick Pasta Salad: With the remaining broccoli and cauliflower mixture, simply use raw or steam lightly and add to some cooked pasta, tossing everything with your favorite dressing. Quick and delicious.

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1. In a mixing bowl, combine the tofu, broccoli and cauliflower, arugula, and pine nuts.

2. Drizzle the peanut sauce over tofu salad and toss well. Adjust the quantity to your preference.


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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:

Main Meal Ideas:

** This quick tofu salad is delicious when served over couscous flavored with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice and a side of sauteed bok choy and mushrooms.

** Try serving this tofu salad recipe with spicy peanut dressing with roasted potatoes sprinkled with fresh parmesan cheese and a side of sliced tomatoes and red onion tossed with rice vinegar.

Light Meal Ideas (suitable for lunch or a light dinner):

** Serve tofu salad scooped inside quartered tomatoes with pita chips on the side.

** This quick salad is also good when served as a filling for a pita pocket sandwich with a side of celery and carrots sticks and salsa for dipping.


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Ingredient Exchanges:

* Instead of Broccoli/Cauliflower Combination: try Broccoli and Jicama Cubes Combined or Red Bell Pepper and Broccoli Combined

* Instead of Arugula: try Baby Spinach or Napa Cabbage

* Instead of Pine Nuts: try Cashew Pieces or Roughly Chopped Pumpkin Seeds

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