Published Nov 9, 2008
The summer just won’t quit here in Southern California, which means summery dishes even as the night comes sooner. A good Asian salad is a great weekend lunch or light weeknight dinner, and this recipe is pretty low-fat and responsible.
Cut a head of cabbage into ribbons — we just got a mandolin, and that’s the perfect tool.
Do the same for a couple of peppers and an onion:
Now make the sauce. Combine rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, a bunch of peanut butter (I like chunky), garlic crushed in a press, ginger crushed in a garlic press, and a touch of toasted sesame oil to really bring out the nutty flavor. Mix together, and then thin with water until the consistency of salad dressing.
Drain a block of tofu and cut it into good-sized thin strips. Press and drain these a little more; you’ll get a great texture this way. Heat a little oil in a wok and quickly pan-fry the tofu, then remove it and put it aside:
Add a little more oil and put in the peppers and onion, and stir-fry until a little soft. Crush a garlic clove over it, stir, and add the cabbage. Stir until the cabbage is just a little soft, then turn off the heat and add the sauce, tossing well. Mmmm!
‘Mmmmmmm’ is right — just like you!
You’re just all about the recipes this month, aren’t you?
Actually, I promised that I’d have a recipe and a drink every month back at the beginning of the year, and clearly I fell behind with all the Dine to Thrive work. But, Ms. Courtmack made sure I took pics of everything, so, I’m trying to catch up with the words.
Further, Auros, I promised (back in the comment-section of Wade’s New Year’s resolutions) to help him with the recipes and I don’t want to — pun intended — have to eat my words when, ‘let’s review last year’s resolutions’ time rolls around.