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Summer vegetable salad

0
Points® value
Total Time
20 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
0 min
Serves
2
Difficulty
Easy
The beauty of tofu is that it takes on the flavours of the foods it's combined with. You might be surprised to know that you can also use it as a substitute for mayonnaise! In this summer vegetable salad, the tofu actually serves as a base for a lemon vinaigrette.

Ingredients

Silken tofu

3 oz

Dijon mustard

½ tbsp(s)

Fresh lemon juice

1½ tbsp(s)

Fresh dill

2 tbsp(s), leaves

Table salt

¼ tsp(s)

Lettuce

4 cup(s), chopped

Beets

4 medium, cooked and peeled (or vacuum-packed), cut into wedges

Uncooked green snap beans

2 cup(s), blanched and cooled

Hard boiled egg

2 large, peeled and quartered

Red onion

½ small, thinly sliced

Capers

1 tbsp(s)

Black pepper

tsp(s)

Instructions

  1. To make vinaigrette, combine tofu, mustard, lemon juice, dill and salt in a blender; pulse until smooth. Toss with lettuce and divide between 2 large plates.
  2. Arrange beets, green beans and egg on top of lettuce. Top with sliced onion and sprinkle with capers. Grind pepper over salads and serve.
  3. Serving size: 1 salad