Pasta Salad with Tofu Recipe - Vegan

As a vegetarian, tofu has always been a huge part of my diet as a substitute for meat products in order to get my daily dose of complete protein when I’m not eating lentils. Although many people believe that tofu is tasteless, they are unaware that taste can be added to it by marinating it with different spices. This tofu pasta salad recipe shows a good way to fuse Italian flavors in the traditionally flavorless Chinese tofu to create a pasta salad with a new twist.

Pasta Salad with Tofu

By mohini

Skill Scale: Easy
Serving: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

rotini pasta - 2 cup, tri-colored
baby spinach - 1 cup, (chopped)
tomato - ½ cup, (chopped)
bell pepper - ½ cup, (chopped)
onion - ½ cup, (chopped)
green onion - 1/3 cup, (chopped)
olive - ½ cup, (sliced)
tofu - 2 cup, (diced)
Dressing
clove garlic - 2, (crushed)
olive oil - 2 tablespoon
lemon juice - 2 tablespoon
salt - ½ teaspoon
black pepper - ½ teaspoon
sugar - 1 teaspoon
water - 2 tablespoon
red pepper flakes - ½ teaspoon

Instructions

Boil pasta according to package (al dente)
Mix all of the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and add the diced tofu inside the bowl to marinate it for approximately 10 minutes
Cut all of the vegetables for the pasta salad and add to another bowl
Add pasta and marinated tofu (dressing) to the vegetable bowl
Toss gently and well
Serve immediately