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Thai Tofu Salad with Asian Pear and Ginger-Lime Dressing
2 or 4 Serving Dinner

Thai Tofu Salad

with Asian Pear and Ginger-Lime Dressing

This salad is an explosion of color: golden turmeric-baked tofu, fuchsia cabbage, sweet carrots, baby spinach, and juicy Asian pears. Asian pears look and taste like an apple-pear hybrid; they have a crisp, apple-like texture and the more floral flavor of a pear. Nutritionally, they’re closer to pears than apples — high in fiber, low in calories, and packed with micronutrients!

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SERVINGS
PREP & COOK TIME
30 min
CALORIES
514
FAT
23g
CARBOHYDRATES
55g
PROTEIN
27g

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INGREDIENTS

  1. 2 Asian pears
  2. 8 oz carrot
  3. 2 cucumbers
  4. 2 packages extra firm tofu
  5. 8 oz red cabbage
  6. 6 oz spinach
  7. 2 tbsp peanuts
  8. 2 tbsp hemp seeds
  9. 2 tsp Sriracha
  10. 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
  11. 4 tbsp brown sugar
  12. Fresh ginger
  13. Fresh cilantro
  14. 2 limes
  15. 1/2 tsp turmeric
  16. Salt and pepper*
  17. 2 tbsp + 2 tsp vegetable oil*
  18. *not included
Tools: Baking sheet, Box grater
SERVINGS
PREP & COOK TIME
30 min
CALORIES
514
FAT
23g
CARBOHYDRATES
55g
PROTEIN
27g

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INSTRUCTIONS

1
Crumble the tofu

Preheat your broiler. Drain the tofu and wrap in a paper towel. Gently press tofu until paper towel has absorbed as much water as possible. Discard the damp paper towel. In a medium bowl, crumble the dried tofu into small pieces with your hands.

2
Turn up the heat

In a separate small bowl, mix 2 tsp oil, turmeric, and a pinch of salt and pepper. Pour this mixture over the crumbled tofu. Toss to coat, and spread tofu evenly on a foil-lined baking sheet. When the oven is hot, place baking sheet on middle rack and broil for 11 to 13 minutes, tossing once halfway through.

3
Make the dressing

Cut 1 lime in half. Peel and mince ginger. Rough chop peanuts. In a large bowl, combine the juice from the lime, ginger, peanuts, sugar, 2 tbsp oil, apple cider vinegar, hemp seeds, and Sriracha. Mix to combine. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

4
Slice it up

Rinse and dry remaining produce. Peel and grate carrot. Slice cucumbers into thin wheels. Pick cilantro leaves from stems, discard the stems, and roughly chop the leaves. Thinly slice the pears. Cut the remaining lime into wedges for garnish.

5
Tossing time!

Add spinach, red cabbage, cilantro, pear, cucumber, and carrot to a large bowl with the peanut-ginger-lime dressing. Toss with tongs or your hands to coat all ingredients in the dressing.

6
Plating

In large dinner bowls, portion out equal servings of the dressed salad. Top with crumbled tofu, and garnish with the lime wedges. Enjoy!

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