Recipes
Grilled Asian Salad
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This recipe makes 4 servings
Ingredients
Dressing:
- 1/4 cup (60 mL) orange juice
- 1 tsp (5 mL) sesame seed oil
- 2 tsp (10 mL) soy sauce
- 1 tsp (5 mL) orange zest
- 1/2 tsp (2 mL) hot sauce
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) ground ginger
- Salt and pepper to taste
Salad:
- 12 asparagus spears, julienned
- 1/4 red pepper, julienned
- 1/4 yellow pepper, julienned
- 1/4 zucchini, julienned
- 1/4 red onion, julienned
- 2 Tbsp (30 mL) olive oil
- 45 g firm tofu
- 4 English cucumbers, seeds removed, julienned
- Handful cilantro leaves
- 4 handfuls watercress
Directions
- Preheat barbecue to high.
- For the dressing: Place all ingredients in a bowl, whisk together, and adjust seasoning to taste. Set aside.
- For the salad: Add asparagus, red pepper, yellow pepper, zucchini, and red onion to a medium-sized bowl.
- Add 1 Tbsp (15 mL) olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat.
- Place vegetables in a grill basket and grill until vegetables begin to soften. (Alternatively, place vegetables directly on the grill across the grates to prevent them from falling through.)
- Cut tofu in half to make two flat pieces. Brush all surfaces with the remaining olive oil. Grill tofu until crispy on all sides. Slice width-wise into 1/2-cm strips and add to the grilled vegetables.
- Add dressing, cucumber, and half of the cilantro, and gently toss together.
- Place equal amounts of watercress on four plates. Top with equal amounts of salad.
- Sprinkle with the remaining cilantro leaves.
Nutritional Information per serving:
159 calories, 5 g protein, 9 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 18 g carbohydrates, 4 g fiber, 0 mg cholesterol, 207 mg sodium
Source: Best Health Magazine, Summer 2010 (https://www.besthealthmag.ca/recipes/grilled-asian-salad/)
