Quinoa Salad With Baked Marinated Tofu Recipe

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Quinoa Salad With Baked Marinated Tofu
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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
246
Calories
Total time
31
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Press the tofu as I mentioned in the recipe description.
  2. In the meantime, roast the almonds and set aside as these are part of the garnish along with the sesame seeds.
  3. Make the marinade. When the tofu is finished being pressed, cut it in 8 equal pieces and lay the pieces into an 8 x 8 dish. Pour the marinade over moving the dish around so all the tops of the tofu slices are covered with the marinade.
  4. Let it sit for about 1 hour.
  5. Preheat your oven to 400'F.
  6. When that's finished bake the tofu in the marinade for 45 minutes. The marinade should all absorb into the tofu. It should look brown in colour.
  7. While the tofu is cooking, rinse the quinoa off well. I generally put it into a tall plastic cup and using my hand emersion blender wiz it around until the soapy outer layer is removed from the quinoa. You have to do this otherwise the quinoa will be bitter.
  8. Rince the quinoa good in a fine sieve. Put 2 cups filtered water and a little cayenne and a pinch of salt into a large sauce pot and bring to a boil. Add the one cup cleaned quinoa and put the lid on, then bring back to a boil then turn down to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit for another 15 minutes without removing the lid. This will steam the quinoa nicely.
  9. Transfer the quinoa to a large dish or platter and let it cool. Crumble in 4 slices of the baked tofu. Add the celery, diced bell pepper, cilantro, almonds and balsamic vinegar. Season with salt to taste and mix well.
  10. Line the serving dish with letuce and spoon the quinoa salad onto the lettuce and garnish with the sesame seeds and red pepper strips. Serve the rest of the tofu on the side.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 245.78 Kcal (1029 kJ)
Calories from fat 74.39 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.27g 13%
Sodium 640.39mg 27%
Potassium 914.87mg 19%
Total Carbs 26.87g 9%
Sugars 3.07g 12%
Dietary Fiber 6.65g 27%
Protein 15.48g 31%
Vitamin C 21.3mg 36%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 9.3mg 52%
Calcium 260.8mg 26%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 54.32 Kcal (227 kJ)
Calories from fat 16.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1.83g 13%
Sodium 141.52mg 27%
Potassium 202.18mg 19%
Total Carbs 5.94g 9%
Sugars 0.68g 12%
Dietary Fiber 1.47g 27%
Protein 3.42g 31%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 36%
Iron 2.1mg 52%
Calcium 57.6mg 26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.8
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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