Watercress and bean salad with crispy tofu
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This watercress and bean salad with crispy tofu is vegan, healthy, gluten-free and low-carb. It’s ready within 15 minutes, so ideal for busy or lazy days. You can make it with brad beans or edamame beans, and the roasted /grilled pepper can be homemade or from a shop-bought jar. Serve it with sourdough, flatbread or noodles.
Ingredients
- 1 cup broad or edamame beans
- 100g firm tofu
- 2 handful of watercress
- 3 spring onions
- 1 grilled pepper
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp sesame pol
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tsp soy sauce
Instructions
- Steam or blanch the beans, then set aside to cool. Once cooled, pop the broad beans out from their membrane. (No need to do this, if you’re using edamame beans)
- Cut the tofu into 2cm cubes.
- Heat some oil in a frying pan and gently stir-fry for 5 minutes until golden all over. Put them on a plate, lined with a kitchen paper towel.
- Thinly slice the grilled pepper and spring onions.
- Scatter the watercress leaves onto two plates, then divide the pepper and spring onion slices between them. Arrange the tofu cubes on top and scatter the sesame seeds over them.
- Mix the sesame oil, olive oil, rice vinegar and soy sauce. Taste and adjust it to your liking.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad, then toss gently.
Categories
- Meal Type: - Everyday - Lunch - Main - Quick & Easy - Salad - Stir Fry
- Cuisines: - Fusion
- Ingredients: - Beans - Tofu
- Health and Diet: - Dairy Free - Diabetic - Egg Free - Gluten Free - Healthy - High Fibre - Low Carb - Sugar Free - Vegan
- Skill Levels: - Easy
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