Elevate Your Palate: Quinoa Salad with Spiced Harissa Tofu

🔔 How to make cucumber, cherry tomato, and quinoa salad with fried spiced harissa tofu for vegan diet #veganrecipes

👉Ingredients:
➡️For the Salad:
• 100g quinoa
• 300ml water
• 1 cucumber, finely chopped
• 150g cherry tomatoes, chopped
• 1 tbsp capers
• Pinch of salt
• Ground black pepper
➡️For the Dressing:
• 1 shallot, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 tsp white wine vinegar
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• Olive oil
• Sea salt flakes
➡️For the Fried Tofu:
• 280g firm tofu, cut into cubes
• 2 tbsp rose harissa paste
• 1 tsp muscovado sugar
• 1 tsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tsp water
• Olive oil
• Sea salt flakes
• Parsley, finely chopped (for garnish)
Serving Size: 2
👉Method:
1. Heat a frying pan with olive oil over medium heat. Fry the chopped shallot and garlic until fragrant. Season with sea salt flakes and set aside to cool.
2. Meanwhile, cook the quinoa. Use 1 part quinoa to 3 parts water and a pinch of salt. After boiling, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 18 minutes.
3. In the pan with the fried shallot and garlic, add lemon juice and white wine vinegar. Mix well and add chopped cucumber, cherry tomatoes, and cooked quinoa. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and mix thoroughly. Season with sea salt flakes and ground black pepper.
4. In another frying pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Fry tofu cubes until golden brown, seasoning with sea salt flakes and ground black pepper. In a bowl, mix rose harissa paste, muscovado sugar, dark soy sauce, and water. Pour the mixture into the frying pan, stirring well to coat the tofu with the sauce.
Place the quinoa salad in a bowl, top with the fried tofu, and sprinkle with finely chopped parsley for garnish.

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