15-minute Vegan Caesar salad with Crispy Tofu

Quick & easy. Creamy & crispy. Delicious & nutritious.

Whip this salad up in just 15 minutes. Start with the tofu. Then wash & chop all those veggies before you craft the creamy and savoury dressing.

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Ingredients & Directions

Estimated time: 15 minutes

Effort/Skill: Easy

Serves: 2-3 as a meal; 4-6 as a side dish

Salad

1 head romaine, chopped into bite-size pieces

1 cucumber, diced

1 red onion, thinly sliced

optional: vegan feta cheese (love Violife)

Dressing

2 tbsp olive oil

juice from 1 lemon

1 tbsp old style mustard (or 1 tsp Dijon)

4 cloves garlic

1 tbsp nutritional yeast

1 tbsp capers

1/4 tsp salt

1/4 tsp pepper

optional: 2 tbsp vegan mayo (OR 1 avocado and 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tsp maple syrup)

Tofu

1 block organic non-GMO extra-firm tofu

1 tsp onion powder

1 tbsp nutritional yeast

dash each of salt & pepper

1 tsp sage powder

1 tsp parsley, dried

1 tsp rosemary, dried

1 tsp thyme, dried

optional: 1/2 tsp sumac, dried powder

1 tsp oil

squeeze of lemon

Directions

1. Drain and pat dry tofu. Dice tofu into cubes and place in a medium-sized bowl.

2. Add in all spices and oil, lemon. Toss well until all tofu is coated.

3. Place tofu on a layer of parchment in the air fryer at 400F for 14 minutes. Or place in oven.

4. Wash, chop, prepare all salad ingredients

5. Add all dressing ingredients to a blender and whip it up!

6. Toss your salad with that dressing and add some vegan feta if desired.

7. Toss in the crispy tofu

8. Eat & enjoy!