Vegan Watermelon Salad with Tofu
Celebrate summer with a beautifully light, wonderfully refreshing salad that is packed with flavors from its ingredients. Your refreshing vegan watermelon salad with tofu gets an extra kick with the sweet and sour balsamic dressing. A vegan recipe that will be warmly welcomed by non-vegans too!
Ingredients
Für die Marinade
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp Aceto Balsamico, balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp tamari / soy sauce
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 10 g fresh basil leaves
- 1 small clove of garlic
Ausserdem
- 200 g tofu
- 800 g watermelon
- salt and pepper
- 2 tbsp seed mix
- 4 mint leaves
Instructions
- Lightly squeeze the tofu with your hands and cut into 1 cm cubes. Finely chop the basil, peel and press the clove of garlic.
- For the marinade: mix well the olive oil, balsamic vinegar, tamari, dried oregano, basil and garlic in a bowl.
- Separate the red part from the green part of the watermelon. Cut the green peel off the white part. Cut the white part into small 5 mm cubes.
- Put the tofu cubes and the white watermelon cubes in the marinade and leave to marinate for at least 1 hour. In between, stir again and again.
- Cut the red part of the watermelon into bite-sized pieces.
- Briefly roast the kernel mix free of fat in a coated pan.
- After the tofu has marinated for at least 1 hour, mix it in a large bowl with the marinade and the red watermelon pieces. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Serve the watermelon salad decorated with the toasted seeds and fresh mint leaves.
Notes
Don’t Waste Tip: As you can see in this recipe, you can eat the white part of the watermelon as well. It contains many valuable micronutrients and tastes relatively neutral. You can also use it for green smoothies, for example, or serve in a salad instead of a cucumber.
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