Mixed Greens Quinoa Salad with Roasted Tofu
We have an announcement to make! Starting from today, we will be again publishing 2 recipes per week. Our goal is to encourage you to eat healthy and we want to help you choose the most delicious meals from our table. 🙂 Today’s recipe will totally change the mind of those salad haters who always have excuses not to eat salads. Our Mixed Greens Quinoa Tofu Salad is the best lunch or dinner meal salad.
Who says that eating healthy is not fun? That healthy food can never taste as good as non-healthy alternatives? Hmm totally not true! We put so many goodies into this salad bowl, it reminds us of a spring in a bowl :), so many vibrant colors and the taste is absolutely amazing.
We decided to go with a vegan option with this salad. Our protein choice was roasted tofu. You don’t have to roast it, it’s totally optional, but we encourage you to do so because the taste is amazing. Tofu gets a crispy texture which gives this salad a really nice crunch. Even without tofu, this salad is a must try!
Let us know if you like this recipe. If you end up making it let us know how it went! This recipe is 100% vegan, gluten-free, and dairy free!
Prep time: 5 min Cook time: 25-30 min Total: 30-35 min Servings: 1
INGREDIENTS
- 1/3 cup (60g) cooked quinoa
- 1 cup mixed greens (any greens you like – kale, spinach, etc..)
- 2 radishes
- 3 cherry tomatoes
- 1 small spring onion
- 2 tablespoons cooked chickpeas
FOR ROASTED TOFU
- 1/3 extra-firm tofu (about 70g or 2.46 oz)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon oregano
- pinch of salt
DRESSING
- 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
- juice of a half a lemon
- 1 teaspoon tahini
- pinch of salt
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 360°F (180°C). Line a small baking sheet with a parchment paper. Cut tofu into bite-size pieces, transfer to a baking sheet. Drizzle with some olive oil, oregano, and salt. Toss everything and let it roast for about 20-30 minutes.
- To make a dressing add all the wet (dressing) ingredients into a small bowl and mix them until combined. Add water if the mixture is too thick. Set aside.
- Slice radishes and cherry tomatoes into bite-size pieces. Chop spring onions. Add them to a bowl along with cooked quinoa, roasted tofu, and chickpeas. Pour dressing over it. Toss everything together until combined.
- Enjoy your Mixed Greens Quinoa Tofu Salad!
