As a vegan, I’m sure you can imagine, I eat A LOT of tofu!! I have a whole system down now for draining/pressing the tofu, marinating it (if needed) and baking, sautéing, roasting, stir-frying, baking, etc. with this magical soy food.
My favorite brand has to be Nasoya – and my favorite product has to be their TofuBaked marinated baked tofu, now in 3 varieties – Organic Chipotle, Organic Sesame Ginger and Organic Teriyaki!
For this recipe I’m using the Sesame Ginger flavor.
Before I go on, you have to know that I can literally eat packs of these just the way they are! They’re that tasty and ready to eat. Most of the time though, I cut them into pieces and put them on top of my salads – especially at the office for lunch during the week. I have also been known to cut the pieces up and toss them into pretty much anything I’m cooking – stir-fries, curries, tacos, soups, risottos, etc.
Now for my Waldorf(ian) Salad – it’s Waldorf salad-like actually because I typically can’t follow a recipe all the way through without adding in what I like (and also what I have on hand).
I began by chopping 2 stalks of celery:
Next, I added 2 Granny Smith apples and 1 Red Delicious Apple after I peeled and chopped them:
AND because I love apples with a little squeeze of lemon on them, I squirted the juice of 1 meyer lemon onto them (and because I happened to have one on hand).
I also added some chopped green onion to the mix – now if you’re not a fan of onion, you can simply skip this part, but again, green onions are a bit of an addiction of mine so I add them when I can.
Next I added some sliced grapes – I only added green to keep with my green theme, but certainly red or a mix of both would be just as DELISH!
Now it’s time for the pièce de ré·sis·tance, the TofuBaked tofu – chopped into pieces (don’t count the pieces because 1 – or 2 – may be missing)!!
Then, mix all these tasties together:
I then sprinkled on some sesame seeds – chopped walnut would’ve been a wonderful addition too and would’ve been more in sticking with a Waldorf Salad theme.
I finished the salad off by mixing it all together with some Nasoya Nayonaise (about 1/4 cup – maybe a little more – use your taste to decide)!
DELISH!!
Optional, sprinkle the salad with a little pepper or if you’re a Tajín addict like me, then use that.
There are tons of recipes on the Nasoya site if you’re looking for more TofuBaked ideas. Here’s a link to the Waldorf Salad recipe I used as a motivator for my rendition.
Here’s my recipe in a nutshell:
- 2 stalks celery chopped
- 2 Granny Smith and 1 Red Delicious Apple chopped
- Juice of 1 small lemon
- Chopped green onion (to taste – optional)
- Green grapes cut in half – approximately 1/2 cup
- Sprinkle of sesame seeds on top
- 1 package Nasoya TofuBaked Sesame Ginger Tofu cut into cubes
Mix everything together and then mix in about 1/2 cup (or more – to taste) Nasoya Nayonaise. Optional – Sprinkle with pepper or Tajín (to taste). ENJOY!!!
Now, here’s the fun part – A GIVEAWAY!!
I received 3 coupons each good for 1 free Nasoya Product which of course I promptly forgot when I went grocery shopping. Or course, I buy their products all the time anyways, so it wasn’t the biggest deal – but it is a BIG DEAL for you if you’d like to enter to win one below. I will be giving away each of the coupons. Just follow the Rafflecopter giveaway below – I promise it’s easy and nothing is mandatory, but you have to do at least one of the items below to enter and doing them all helps your chances of winning.
GOOD LUCK!!
