Chef Troy's Rustic Massage Kale Salad with Baked HM Chickpeas Tofu
Ingredients for the Salad Dressing
½ cup olive oil
4 tablespoons lemon juice
2 small cloves of garlic minced
1 teaspoon dijon mustard
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions for the Salad Dressing
Place all the ingredients in a bowl and give it a whisk.
Ingredients for the Salad
6 cups kale leaves finely chopped
2 cups cooked quinoa , white, red, or tricolor quinoa would all work
1 cup freshly cooked chickpeas
1/2 cup finely sliced carrot
1 head of broccoli, chopped into small pieces
2 pitted dates, thinly sliced
1/2 cup dried cranberries
Instructions for the Salad
Place chopped kale in a large salad bowl. Drizzle half of the dressing over it. Using clean hands incorporate/massage the dressing into leaves for 1 minutes.
Add in the quinoa, chickpeas, carrots, date, and cabbage. Drizzle it with the rest of the dressing and give it a gentle toss using tongs or clean hands.
Ingredients for Tofu
1 block of extra firm tofu (drained and pressed)
1 tbsp olive oil (or vegetable oil)
1 tbsp cornflour ((cornstarch))
1 tbsp soy sauce (for gluten-free use tamari)
Salt and pepper (to taste)
Instructions for the Tofu
Preheat the oven to 350.
To start cut homemade chickpeas tofu it into 2cm cubes. Make sure they're the same size so to allow them to cook evenly.In a large bowl, add the tofu, olive oil, coconut amino sauce cayenne pepper and pink salt. Toss to combine. Scatter over the cornflour and mix until evenly coated. Make sure to be quite gentle at this stage as the tofu can be fragile.Lay out the tofu evenly in a single layer on a lined baking tray. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes until crispy and golden brown, flipping halfway cool tofu and skewers add it to top of salad and top it off with hibiscus dressing.
Ingredients for the Hibiscus Dressing
1 large shallot, peeled and diced ¼ cup
2-3 large garlic cloves, peeled and minced 2 Tbsp
⅓ cup red wine vinegar
3 tablespoon hibiscus reduction
½ teaspoon pink salt
½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoon dried hibiscus flower powder
⅔ cup high quality olive or grape seed oil
1 tablespoon maple syrup
