Quick Easy Tahini Green Bean Tofu Salad
Real Food With Almost No Cooking, Delicious Anytime of the Year
Sample recipe from Robin Robertson's 'Quick Fix Vegetarian Cookbook'
Tahini Green Bean Tofu Salad is pretty arranged on a platter, impressive for company, a wonderful take-along salad.
Lemon pepper tofu is available in natural food stores, or use our easy Lemon Pepper Baked Tofu recipe.
Gomasio is a blend of toasted sesame seeds and sea salt, available in natural food stores. Grind your own using 4 parts toasted sesame seeds to 1 part salt.
Total Prep & Cook Time: 20 min.
Yield: 4 Servings
Nutrition Data, 308g Serving: 255 cal, 20g carb, 17g fat, 547mg sodium, 8g fiber, 12g protein, low Cholesterol, good source Vit A, Vit C, Vit K, Thiamin, Calcium. Estimated glycemic load 6
Salad Ingredients:
- 3/4 lb green beans, trimmed and chopped in 1" pieces (2 cups)
- 3 scallions, minced
- 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley
- Salad greens
- 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
- Toasted sesame seeds or gomasio (toast sesame seeds by stirring in a dry heavy pan on medium heat for a few minutes - they brown quickly and burn easily, so don't wander off!)
- 8 oz baked lemon-pepper tofu, cut into 1/4 inch strips
Tahini Dressing Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup tahini (sesame paste)
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1/2 diced green pepper
- 1 Tbsp mirin (rice vinegar) (OR apple cider vinegar)
- 2 Tbsp tamari soy sauce
- Juice of 1 lemon (2 - 3 Tbsp)
- 1 tsp sugar
Salad Directions:
- Steam the green beans until just tender, about 8 minutes. Run under cold water to preserve color and stop the cooking process. Set aside
- In a bowl, combine the tahini, garlic, sesame oil, mirin, tamari, lemon juice and sugar. Whisk to blend
- In a large bowl, combine the cooked green beans, the scallions, and parsley with enough of the tahini sauce to coat the vegetables. Toss gently to coat the beans
- On a round platter lined with salad greens, arrange the green beans and tofu strips in a circular pattern
- Mound the tomatoes in the center of the circle
- Drizzle the remaining sauce over all and sprinkle with sesame seeds or gomasio
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