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Tomato Spinach Salad With Sesame Oil Fried Tofu

Tasty tomato & spinach salad that is made with fried tofu and sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Servings 2 servings

Equipment

  • Non-stick frying pan

Ingredients
  

  • 100 gr of tofu + 2 tbsp. to 3 tbsp. of toasted sesame oil;
  • 120 gr of fresh spinach leaves;
  • 160 gr of fresh cherry tomatoes;
  • 1/2 tsp. of salt, to sprinkle the salad;
  • 1/2 tsp. of freshly ground pepper, to sprinkle the salad;
  • 6 tbsp. of toasted sesame seeds, to sprinkle the salad.

For the salad dressing:

  • 2 tbsp. of tahini;
  • 6 tbsp. of vegan cooking cream;
  • 3 tbsp. of lemon juice;
  • 1/2 tsp. of salt;
  • 2 tsp. of garlic powder;
  • 2 tsp. of onion powder;
  • 1 tsp. of nutritional yeast;
  • 9-10 tbsp. of water.

To drizzle on top of salad:

  • 1-2 tbsp. of toasted sesame oil.

Instructions
 

  • 1. Cut tofu in 4 slices and fry in hot sesame oil on both sides. Set aside.
    2. Cut cherry tomatoes into halves (or into 4 pieces if they are a bit bigger than average), and set aside.
    3. Combine and mix together all ingredients for dressing, stir well. Set aside.
    4. Place half of the amount of spinach into a bowl. Put half of the amount of cherry tomatoes on top of spinach. Sprinkle that with 2 tbsp. of toasted sesame seeds, with a little bit of salt and freshly ground pepper. Drizzle all with half of the amount of prepared dressing.
    5. Repeat the whole previous step, step number 4.
    6. Arrange fried pieces of fried tofu on top of salad, sprinkle it with the rest of sesame seeds and drizzle everything with 1-2 tbsp. of toasted sesame oil.