Tofu Caprese. In a bowl, combine all of the marinade ingredients. Add the tofu in a single layer and gently toss to coat. Give this classic Italian salad a vegan facelift with this tofu caprese.
Overnight pressing of tofu needed so start early - the salad itself takes very little time. Take the classic Caprese salad, use baked tofu for the mozzarella, and everything else just falls into place. Enjoy summer's best tomatoes and fresh picked basil (growing in my deck garden!) in a new way. You can have Tofu Caprese using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Tofu Caprese
- Prepare 1.5 oz of tofu (extra firm, firm or soft as desired).
- You need 1 of tomato.
- It's 2-3 of Basil leaves.
- It's of Olive oil.
- You need of Salt.
- It's of Black pepper.
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Tofu Caprese step by step
- Remove water from tofu as much as possible and slice when ready. (You can wrap tofu with kitchen papers and let it sit for an hour. Add weight if necessary.).
- Slice tomato..
- Place sliced tofu and tomato alternately on a plate..
- Spray olive oil over and add salt & pepper..
- Break basil leaves with fingers and sprinkle over..
- FYI - I used this extra firm tofu from Trader’s Joe..
- FYI - olive oil spray is just for convenience. Of course regular olive oil is as good!.
It's easy to throw together and SO TASTY! Tofu- you'll want to use firm or extra firm tofu in this recipe. "I had an extraordinary Caprese salad at Tra Vigne in Napa Valley and it changed my world," Choi For his multiculti take here, tofu and soy sauce stand in for the traditional mozzarella and balsamic. The Japanese style italian salad with Tofu. The caprese sandwiches could also be made into wraps if you have extra tortillas or collard leaves. And feel free to pile on additional veggies you have in the fridge.