Quinoa and Smoked Tofu Salad
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Delicious and loaded with flavor. Quinoa is so versatile to cook. Smoked tofu you can find in Asian grocery store, which does add some smoky flavour and meaty texture. Definitely a keeper!
Ingredients
| 2 | cups |
water
|
|
| ¾ | teaspoon |
salt
divided |
|
| 1 | cup |
quinoa
rinsed well |
|
| ¼ | cup |
lemon juice
|
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
olive oil, extra-virgin
|
|
| 2 | cloves |
garlic
small, minced |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
freshly ground |
* |
| 8 | ounces |
tofu
baked smoked, 1 package, diced |
|
| 1 | small |
sweet yellow bell peppers
small, diced |
* |
| 1 | cup |
cherry tomatoes
halved |
|
| 1 | cup |
cucumbers
diced |
|
| ½ | cup |
parsley leaves
freshly chopped |
|
| ½ | cup |
mint leaves
freshly chopped |
* |
Directions
Bring water and ½ teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Add quinoa and return to a boil.
Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook until the water has been absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Spread the quinoa on a baking sheet to cool for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, whisk lemon juice, oil, garlic, the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt and pepper in a large bowl.
Add the cooled quinoa, tofu, bell pepper, tomatoes, cucumber, parsley and mint; toss well to combine.
Parañaque, Philippines
almost 9 years ago
what a great and simple recipes i will try to cook this weekend for my family. thank you http://ahmz-homecooking.blogspot.com
Delhi, India
over 2 years ago
I have tried some of them and have to save them for future use. These Quinoa and Smoked Tofu Salad recipe are really helpful