Teff Tofu Salad

This easy Teff Tofu Salad is made with healthy ancient grain with a combination of protein and fiber. Its crunchy and so delicious and packed with a variety of veggies.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword how to make tofu salad, tofu in salad, tofu salad recipe, vegan tofu salad

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 5

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 245kcal

Author Gunjan

Ingredients

1 cup cooked Teff (cook as per package instructions)
1 cup crumbled tofu (firm/extra firm)
1 cup thinly sliced cucumber
1/2 cup sliced baby carrots
1/4 cup sliced asparagus
1 tbsp fresh chopped cilantro
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp maple syrup

Instructions

Cook Teff as per package instructions and keep it aside. Measure it to 1 cup after its cooked.
Heat a nonstick pan and grease it with cooking spray. Add crumbled tofu to it and sauté for 3-4 minutes until dry and cooked. Let it cool. Do not overcook tofu. Mild golden brown color is acceptable.
In a salad bowl combine cooked tofu, cucumber, carrots and asparagus and gently mix.
Add teff while gently mashing with your fingers since cooked teff has sticky texture. Now gently mix the salad making sure to not break the veggies.
Now add salt, lemon juice and maple syrup to it and mix again. Serve. Serve it with sweet pickled ginger.

Notes

While cooking teff it will look like porridge and will stick. Let it cool down completely so that they start separating. You can cook teff ahead of time and refrigerate because the cooler the teff it’s better for the salad.
Teff will be slightly sticky and crumbly in the salad but your salad will still be crunchy and not mushy.
Measure teff to 1 cup after its cooked.
how to cook Teff for salad - bring 3/4 cup of water and salt to a boil in a saucepan and add 1/2 cup teff grains to it. Cook at high. Once the liquid starts to absorb lower the flame and cook covered until all liquid is absorbed. Turn it off and remove the lid and fluff with a fork.
I would highly recommend serving this salad with sweet pickled ginger on the side to enhance the taste of this salad recipe.

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