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Tofu Amaranth Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Tofu Amaranth Salad

12 ingredients 10 min Serves 4. openrecipes
Tofu Amaranth Salad

A good number of you were curious about the tofu and amaranth salad pictured next to those chive pancakes I posted a few weeks back. Here's the recipe. Thanks for your patience!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

672
Calories
17g
Protein
54g
Fat
42g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 12 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coconut 1/2 cup shredded (40g) 283
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Tofu 100g firm 76
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Sunflower Oil not in our table 0
Amaranth not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 small clove garlic, peeled
  • 1/4 teaspoon red chile flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt, plus more to taste
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower oil
  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced
  • 2/3 cup / 160ml coconut milk (full fat)
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, plus more to taste
  • 2-3 heads of little gem lettuces, cored and sliced into 1/2-inch ribbons
  • a handful of amaranth leaves, or red lettuce, or spinach
  • 12 ounces extra firm tofu, pat dry and cut into tiny cubes
  • 1 small handful of basil leaves
  • 1 small avocado, thinly sliced

Directions

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By 101cookbooks · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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