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Caprese Summer Salad

Yield: 1 salad
Authentic Italian flavors on a bed of romaine topped with high protein tofu. Perfect for summer and weight loss.
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Ingredients

Balsamic Tofu

  • ½ block super firm tofu, I used the high protein tofu from Trader Joe's
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Salad

  • 1 cup packed romaine
  • 8 cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp balsamic glaze
  • ½ tbsp olive oil
  • ½ juice of a lemon
  • 2 tbsp miyokos vegan mozzarella cheese
  • ½ avocado
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • ¼ cup basil

Instructions
 

Balsamic Tofu

  • chop your tofu into bite sized pieces. add to a medium sized container with the balsamic vinegar and olive oil. I doubled the ingredients and used a whole block of tofu to use the following day
  • once your tofu bites have marinated for at least 15 minutes, heat your air fryer (or oven) to 400 degrees. once your air fryer is hot (heats up in about 2 min) add your tofu and fry for 15 minutes. let cool while you finish prepping the rest of the salad

Salad

  • wash 1 cup of romaine and add to your bowl once dry. I used a salad spinner to get all the water out, if you don't have one just pat dry
  • wash 8 or so cherry tomatoes and chop in half
  • cut an avocado in half and dice. save the other half in an airtight container in the fridge
  • scoop 2-3 tbsp of miyokos mozzarella cheese using a small ice cream scooper. you can also use a fork and mix tiny crumbles throughout the salad
  • arrange the romaine in a bowl and top with the basil, cherry tomatoes, avocado, mozzarella balls, and tofu. drizzle balsamic glaze and olive oil on top. sprinkle with sea salt and serve!
Author: Annie Kimmelman