Tofu is the most commonly used food to replace meat. So if you have decided to reduce the consumption of animal protein in your diet, a good option is to use this ingredient. Although when you try it for the first time, you will surely find it a bit bland… But I have the solution! If we make marinated tofu, its flavour changes radically and we can use it in many preparations, adding extra flavour.
To marinate tofu you can use a wide variety of ingredients : soy sauce, Modena vinegar, spices like garlic powder or ginger, citrus peel... I invite you to try different combinations and dare to try, because tofu has so little personality on its own, that it will accept almost anything you use to marinate it.
Today I used marinated tofu in a salad. I wanted a simple, light but complete dish for dinner and I mixed it with oak leaf lettuce, lamb's lettuce, arugula, a variety of vegetables and added a boiled egg and some nuts. This way I got a very complete dish, ideal for an everyday dinner. And the best thing is that in just over 20 minutes I had the salad bowl on the table. By the way, have you seen how beautiful my new Revol salad bowl is? I invite you to take a look at the store and see the beautiful utensils they have from this well-known French brand. You won't be able to resist!
Revol porcelain salad bowl , Fleur de Ligne porcelain bowl by Tokyo Design Studio , Le Creuset wooden board and Laura Ashley tea towel
Ingredients
- 200gr of tofu in a piece
- 1 lime (skin only)
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 piece of fresh ginger 3 cm
- 3 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons of muscatel vinegar
- Sesame oil
Elaboration
- Cut the tofu into 2.5 cm cubes and place them in a bowl.
- Grate the lime zest, garlic clove and ginger using the Microplane Zester and pour over the tofu.
- Add the brown sugar, Thai fish sauce and muscatel vinegar. Stir a few times and leave to marinate in the refrigerator for about 15 minutes.
- After the time has passed, drain the tofu and reserve the liquid. I use it to dress the salad I prepare later (in fact, this dressing is one of my favorites for salads).
- In a frying pan , add a splash of sesame oil and sauté the tofu for a couple of minutes.
- You can serve it, as I have done, with a salad with a variety of green leaves and different vegetables.
Revol porcelain salad bowl , De Buyer French Collection mineral cast iron skillet and Le Creuset wooden board
Comments
Claudia said:
Pon un poco de vinagre de manzana mismo, Laura, verás que resulta estupendamente!
Claudia said:
ciertamente, Teresa!! Un plato completo, de lo más saludable y ricooo! :) Saludos!
Claudia said:
Claro que sí, Angeles! Qué alegría nos das!
laura said:
La haré seguro, una pregunta, por qué otro producto se podría sustituir el vinagre de moscatel (no es tan común encontrarlo)?
Teresa said:
Me gusta la receta, tiene una pinta estupenda, la probaré. Ademas en el mismo plato puedes comer los hidratos y la proteína juntos. Un saludo.
Angeles muñoz gonzalo said:
La receta de tofu, la pongo en practica hoy mismo