Caprese Summer Salad
Authentic Italian flavors on a bed of romaine topped with high protein tofu. Perfect for summer and weight loss.
Servings: 1 salad
Balsamic Tofu
- 1/2 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
- 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 juice of a lemon
- 2 tbsp miyokos vegan mozzarella cheese
- 1/2 avocado
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1/4 cup basil
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!