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Happy Salad


Recipe submitted by:

Delores

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Description: 

A salad, a meal, or appetizer!


Difficulty: Medium

Course: Snack

Main Ingredient: Vegetables

Smart Balance Product: 
Smart Balance® Cooking Oil

Ingredients: 

Sauce:
½ teaspoon fresh ginger, grated (I use a microplane for small amounts of grating/zesting)
2 teaspoon grated onion
½ teaspoon garlic powder (this goes in the sauce)
1teaspoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon Smart Balance 50/50 Butter Blend
1/3 cup chicken broth

Tofu:
7 ounces firm to extra firm tofu
2 tablespoons panko bread crumbs
½ cup Smart Balance Omega 3’s Oil
2 teaspoons chili oil (Asian section) for mild heat, add more if need hotter
Pinch of garlic powder, salt, and dried parsley (to be put on the tofu)

Veggies:
6 whole asparagus
4 large cauliflower florets
10 small broccoli florets
6 whole snowpeas in shell
4 strips red bell pepper


Prep Time: 

30 minutes


Cook Time: 

15 to 18 minutes


Yield/Notes: 

Serves 2
The dipping sauce is a very strong flavor, so a little goes a long way. Also, tofu absorbs flavors, so be careful when seasoning it.


[Smart Balance addition] – Smart Balance estimates the following nutritional content for this user-created recipe:

Number of Servings: 2

Nutrients
Calories 710 kcal
Fat 67 g
Saturated Fat 6 g
Trans Fatty Acid 0 g
Poly Fat 21 g
Mono Fat 37 g
Cholesterol 2 mg
Sodium 260 mg
Carbohydrates 22 g
Dietary Fiber 4 g
Total Sugars 12 g
Protein 13 g

STEP 1:

  

Blanch and cool the asparagus, cauliflower, broccoli, snowpeas, and red bell peppers, then set aside

STEP 2:

  

To make the sauce or salad dressing, melt Smart Balance butter in a small pan

STEP 3:

  

Add chicken broth, soy sauce, and honey, when liquids are hot remove from heat

STEP 4:

  

Next, add the grated ginger, onion, and garlic powder, mix well, set aside

STEP 5:

  

Drain and pat dry the tofu

STEP 6:

  

Cut tofu into ¾ inch cubes

STEP 7:

  

Put panko bread crumbs, a pinch of garlic powder, salt, and parsley into bowl and mix

STEP 8:

  

Add the tofu to the bread mixture and toss well

STEP 9:

  

Then, heat skillet with Smart Balance oil and chili oil

STEP 10:

  

Place breaded tofu into hot skillet and when side is lightly browned turn over to the other side. This procedure takes less than a few minutes

STEP 11:

  

When done, place tofu on paper towels to drain and cool

STEP 12:

  

Arrange veggies in serving bowl or plate

STEP 13:

  

Place tofu on top of veggies

STEP 14:

  

Drizzle sauce over salad or serve as a dipping sauce