Arame Salad with Tofu Sour Cream Dressing

Serves: 4 | Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 15 minutes
Arame Salad with Tofu Sour Cream Dressing

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Eden Arame, 1/2 package, rinsed
    or 1/3 package of Eden Hiziki
  • 1 cup water, for cooking arame
  • 1/4 cup red onion, minced
  • 1/4 cup organic sweet corn, blanched 2 minutes and remove skins
  • 1/2 cup Chinese cabbage, sliced and blanched 1 minute
  • 1/4 cup broccoli florets, blanched 1 1/2 minutes
  • 1/4 cup red radishes, chopped
Dressing
  • 1/2 pound organic extra firm tofu, drained
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp Eden Brown Rice Vinegar
  • 1 tsp Eden Ume Plum Vinegar
  • 1/4 cup fresh chives, finely chopped
    or scallions
  • 1 tsp dried dill, or 1 T. fresh dill, chopped

Directions

Place the arame or hiziki in 1 cup water, cover and bring to a boil. Reduce flame to low and simmer 10 minutes. Remove, rinse quickly under cold water and chop arame into 2 inch lengths. If using hiziki there is no need to chop. Discard cooking water. Place in a mixing bowl with the vegetables. Prepare the dressing by placing tofu and all other ingredients into a blender or food processor. Puree until smooth and creamy. Mix the vegetables and arame together and place in a serving bowl. Spoon tofu dressing over each serving.


Nutritional Information

Per serving - 92 calories, 3 g fat (31% calories from fat), 8 g protein, 8 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 0 mg cholesterol, 163 mg sodium


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