About:

Roasted mushroom give a flavorsome dimension to this salad. This room temperature salad tastes delicious with bell peppers tossed with mild herbs, lime juice and topped with sesame seeds. They make a gorgeous salad or a side dish.

Topped this vegetables with baked tofu is magical. When served with salad immediately after baking would add crispy bite to your salad.

Yields：2-3 servings
Preparation time：10 minutes
Baking time：15 minutes

Ingredients:

• Fresh mushrooms halved-500gms
• Red bell peppers cubed-2num
• Olive oil-2tbsp
• Pepper flakes-1/4tsp
• Dried herbs-1/2tsp
• Sesame seeds-2tsp
• Lime juice- as required
• Salt- as per taste
• Extra firm tofu block – 200 gms

Marinade for Tofu:

• Olive oil-1tbsp
• Soy sauce-1tbsp
• Corn starch-1tbsp
• Salt-pinch (optional)
• Garlic powder-1/2tsp
• Water-1tbsp/ more if required

Procedure:

• Place mushrooms in a large bowl with bell peppers, onion wedges.
• Add olive oil sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Toss well.
• Arrange in a single layer on large shallow baking pan and roast uncovered in the pre-heated oven at 200deg and bake for 15-18minutes/ until softened and sizzling (stir once half way).

For baking tofu:

• Drain water from tofu and pat dry with paper towels. Place it on plate line with paper towel set a weight on it to remove the moisture completely. Allow it to stand for 15-30 minutes.
• Once the moisture evaporates slice them as desired either cubes, slices or sticks .

Marinade the tofu:

• This step is optional just done for extra flavour and crispiness
• Whisk in the marinade ingredients in a bowl and gently toss in the tofu until  coated and place in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes remove from the fridge and bake until the outside of the tofu is golden and the pieces look slightly puffed for about 20-30 minutes depending on the size of tofu . toss every 10 minutes for even baking ( can bake this in separate dish while baking mushrooms, peppers or can be baked after that.)
• Serve immediately and if using this tofu for later use then can skip corn starch

For Serving:

• Combine roasted mushrooms, peppers drizzle some lime juice, sesame seeds, dried herbs, baked tofu toss lightly.
• Serve at room temperature as a side dish or on polenta for main course.

Note:

• Herbs and spices can be personalised as per the preference.
• Can include cherry tomatoes or any vegetables of choice as a variation.
• Tofu can be baked after roasting mushroom and peppers or can be baked in a different dish /tray.

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