Sweet And Spicy Tofu Salad With Beetroot Recipe

Name: Sweet And Spicy Tofu Salad With Beetroot Recipe
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Continental
Ingredients: 1 cup Tofu dices; 1 null Beetroot diced and steamed; 1 null Onion finely chopped; 2 null Tomatoes de-seeded and finely chopped; null Coriander (Dhania) Leaves few, finely chopped; 1 null Green Chilli finely chopped; 1/2 tablespoon Light soy sauce; 1/2 tablespoon Maple syrup or honey; 1/2 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar; 1 pinch Red Chilli flakes

Anupama Nagaraja

June 20, 2021

2088 Ratings

Sweet And Spicy Tofu Salad With Beetroot Recipe

Time:Prep: 0 M|Cook: 35 M|Total: 35 M

Makes:3 Servings

Meal:Dinner

Cuisine:Continental

Sweet And Spicy Tofu Salad with beetroot, like other salads that require no cooking, are a boon to our busy lives. When made healthy, with protein and fiber rich ingredients, as well as flavoursome, they can be quite satisfying as a main or side salad. Such salads are great even to pack in a lunch box. While most salads are enjoyed on the milder side, this salad with beetroot, is bursting with spicy flavours balanced by a touch of sweetness. In addition, this is a zero-oil, quick recipe. This Sweet And Spicy Tofu Salad with Beetroot can either be served as a salad, or even as a dry vegetable dishes to be had along with your favourite rice preparations.

To get an added punch of spice, you could use the thick fresh red chillies used in Chinese cooking or a jalapeno pepper, finely chopped, instead of regular green chillies. For the sweet flavours, if you don't have maple syrup on hand, you could substitute it with honey too.

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Ingredients

1 cup Tofu, dices

1 Beetroot, diced and steamed

1 Onion, finely chopped

2 Tomatoes, de-seeded and finely chopped

Coriander (Dhania) Leaves, few, finely chopped

1 Green Chilli, finely chopped

1/2 tablespoon Light soy sauce

1/2 tablespoon Maple syrup, or honey

1/2 tablespoon Balsamic Vinegar

1 pinch Red Chilli flakes

Instructions for Sweet And Spicy Tofu Salad With Beetroot Recipe

To begin making this Sweet And Spicy Tofu Salad With Beetroot, we will first steam the beetroots in a steamer. Cut the beets to desired sizes and place it in a steamer. Steam until cooked well.

Once the beets are steamed, set them aside to cool completely.

In a salad mixing bowl combine the onions, tomatoes, the steamed beets and green chillies and keep this aside.

We will next prepare the dressing for the salad.

Mix the balsamic vinegar, maple syrup(or honey) and soy sauce in a small bowl and whisk together.

To prepare the salad, spread the cut tofu out on a the serving plate. Scatter the steamed beetroot and onion mixture pieces around it. Pour the prepared salad dressing over the vegetables, sprinkle the coriander leaves and serve.

Serve the Sweet And Spicy Tofu Salad with Beetroot for a light weeknight dinner along with a soup and toasted bread.