Caprese-Style Salad with Tomato & Drained Tofu
- 1 block Silken tofu
- 1 Tomato
- 1 tsp Salt for draining the tofu
- 1 to serve Watercress, shiso leaves, basil, cucumber, mizuna greens etc.
- Draining the tofu Take the tofu out of the pack.
- Cover your hands in 1 teaspoon salt and hold the tofu, thoroughly coating it with the salt in your hands.
- Wrap the tofu in 2 layers of thick kitchen paper, place it in a plastic container, and put the plastic container in the fridge Please turn the container over every now again and change the paper.
- After 12-24 hours you should be left with dense, well-drained tofu It's like Japanese-style cheese.
- Serving Give the tofu a quick rinse and pat away the moisture with kitchen paper Cut it into 1 cm slices and alternate it with 1 cm thick tomato slices on a plate as in the picture Season it how you like.
- How to eat Try it with wasabi and soy sauce Or olive oil, salt, basil, and black pepper With Japanese dressing as well However you like.
silken, tomato, salt, basil
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/144055-caprese-style-salad-with-tomato-drained-tofu (may not work)