Vegan Italian Tofu Salad

The Japanese come with some simple and tasty new ideas for Vegans and Vegetarians!

I just discovered this recipe. It is basically a Cabrese-style salad.

The twist is that the cheese is replaced by tofu!

Vegan Italian Tofu Salad:

INGREDIENTS:

-Tofu (kinu dofu): half/200g

-Tomato: 1 large

-Sweet basil: 10 leaves

-Dressing:

Wine vinegar (white): 1/4 cup

White wine: 1/4 cup

Salt: 1/3 teaspoon

Whole black pepper: 3 grains, crushed

Garlic: 1/2 clove

Fresh red chili: 1/2

Olive oil (EVO): 1．1/4～ tablespoon

Onion: 15 g, grated

RECIPE:

-Cut tofu into 1 cm thick slices.

-After taking out the stem part, cut tomatoes into half moons.

-Leave tofu tomatoes in a bowl full of iced water.

-Crush and mince garlic. Mix it with the wine vinefar, white wine, salt, pepper and chili. Cook in a pan until the lot has reduced to half. Let cool.

-Take tomatoes and tofu out the iced water (drain as much water as possible) and drop them in a large bowl. Add onion and olive oil. Mix well.

-Place tomatoes, tofu and basil alternately as shown in picture on a srving dish. Pour dressing all over.

NOTE:

-For calorie conscious vegetarians, tofu has almost none while chesse has loads of them!

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