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Chilled Tofu Salad with Miso-Ginger Vinaigrette

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Difficulty: Easy

TIME/SERVINGS

Total: 10 mins

Active: 5 mins

Makes: 4 to 6 servings


 By Kate Ramos

This chilled tofu salad, brimming with crunchy cucumbers and green beans and tossed in a tangy Miso-Ginger Vinaigrette, is a gratifying, nutritious, hot-weather meal.

This recipe was featured as part of our Make Your Own Tofu story.

INGREDIENTS
  • 1 medium carrot, peeled
  • 6 ounces green beans, trimmed and cut into 2-inch-long pieces (about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 10 ounces firm tofu, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2 medium scallions, thinly sliced on the bias
  • 1 medium English cucumber, cut in half lengthwise, seeded, and thinly sliced
  • 1 small head butter lettuce, washed, dried, and torn into bite-size pieces (about 5 cups)
  • Miso-Ginger Vinaigrette
  • 1/4 cup roasted, salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Using a vegetable peeler, peel carrot into strips and set aside.
  2. Bring a small saucepan of heavily salted water to a boil. Add green beans and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and transfer to a bowl of ice water. When beans are chilled, drain again and pat dry.
  3. In a large bowl, place carrots, beans, tofu, scallions, cucumber, and lettuce. Add vinaigrette and toss until vegetables are well coated. Sprinkle peanuts over salad and serve immediately.

Beverage pairing: Lucien Albrecht Pinot Gris Cuvée Romanus, Alsace, France. Tofu, because of its soft texture, is good to pair with a wine of opposite character, namely something sharp with a bit of structure. Pinot Gris from Alsace accomplishes this while also adding pretty pear, apple, and herbal notes that should merge nicely with the miso.

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