Asian Tofu Salad

Right now I have a serious girl-crush on this woman. She's awesome. Lately, I've been doing a lot of recipes from her blog so I'll probably be posting quite a bit from her. For me, lunch is usually a big ol' bowl of veggie soup, or a monster salad. Now that could get boring real quick. BUT there are so many incredibly tasty and easy soup/salad recipes out there! My taste buds stay happy! Here's one I tried last week and it was so delicious I'm using up the leftover tofu in my fridge and making it again today, I'm going to try it with the Teriyaki and pineapple. For anyone who has never tried tofu I just have to say, don't knock it 'till you try it....my kids even love it. The salad may look involved, but it's not. It can be thrown together in 10 min.....it's worth those 10 min. :-)

Asian Tofu Salad

adapted from Trainer Momma

2 cups spinach (or your greens of choice)

3 oz. firm tofu, drained and patted dry

1 Tb hoisin sauce (or Teriyaki)

1/2 cup assorted chopped bell peppers

1/4 c. green onions sliced

1 orange peeled, segmented, and cut into chunks (or pineapple if you're doing Teriyaki)

1 Tb almonds

1/4 c. edamame (steamed in the microwave)

shredded carrot

1 Tb La Maison Organic Lemon Ginger Sesame Dressing - or your Asian dressing of choice, this is my fav and I buy it at Costco

Spray a pan with cooking spray and put the block of tofu in it when it's hot. Fry until brown and a little crispy. Add the hoisin sauce and cook a couple of more minutes. Take the tofu out of the pan, set it aside and keep warm. Add the bell pepper and cook until tender.... let them soak up any remaining hoisin sauce in the pan (it's good stuff, we can't waste it!). Layer the spinach green onion, shredded carrot, and edamame on a plate. Top with the hot tofu and peppers. Finish of with the oranges and a sprinkle of almonds. Drizzle the dressing over the whole salad and enjoy!

Good stuff here:

13 grams of fiber, 21 grams of protein (this baby keep you full!) and 418 calories for the whole thing!