To us, cooking and blogging is all about having fun. So let's do that, shall we??
We are proud to be part of a great group of Bloggers, Kosher Connection, and the groups 1st year anniversary is coming up ( keep reading, there is a great giveaway waiting!) And to celebrate, each blogger was assigned, at random, to adapt a recipe from another blogger, and make it their own. We were assigned Sarah's Food Words Photos.
Sarah is a great writer and she has been involved with food since she was 14 years old. On her blog Food Words Photos , she finds inspiration in a dish, she thinks of an innovation and then she makes her own interpretation. The result is always a fantastic, homey, easy to make recipe.
We chose to make our own interpretation of her Lemon Sesame Rice Salad, because it reminded us of a simple rice salad that our mom used to make when we were growing up. Rice, peas, carrots and corn with a tangy grain mustard dressing. We added some sesame tofu to give Sarah's recipe a vegan twist.
Food Words Photos picture of her sesame rice salmon salad
Cold Rice and Tofu Salad with 3 Mustard Dressing. Blog Swap Round Up and Giveaway
- Total Time: 55 mins
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown rice
- 2 cups water
- ½ cup frozen corn
- ½ cup frozen peas
- 1-10oz pack super firm tofu
- Juice of 1 large lemon
- 3 tbsp raw sesame seeds
- 3 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ tsp salt
- Lemon pepper to taste
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 3 mustard dressing
Instructions
- Preaheat oven to 400F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper
- Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Add some salt and rice, reduce heat and simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes or until the rice is tender, but not mushy
- In the meantime, dice tofu into approximately ½ inch cubes. Transfer to a bowl, add lemon juice, sesame seeds, olive oil, salt and lemon pepper and toss it all together, so the tofu is well covered. Transfer to lined baking sheet and bake at 400F for 30 minutes, until it starts to brown
- Add corn and peas to rice pot. Cover and cook for another 5 minutes. Remove from heat, transfer to a bowl and let cool
- While the tofu finishes cooking, prepare dressing
- Once tofu is done, let it cool slightly. Add to rice, peas and corn. Add shredded carrots and dressing to taste
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
Enjoy the blog recipe swap round up.
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cindele says
I am forwarding this recipe to all my good friends- looks so delicious!
★★★★
Tamar Genger says
I like how you make your tofu. Nice change up of a recipe.
[email protected] says
Yum yum! I always want the drinks in the back of your pictures too!
Chaya says
This is a salad, I would be proud to put on the table not only for the taste but for the appearance.
Mrs. Davidson says
Cant wait to try this recipe! I gave it a 5~star rating already before trying, I know its going to be delicious. Thanks for sharing =)
★★★★★
Ronnie Fein says
I agree -- Sarah's blog and creativity are awesome. And so is this salad, reworked from her original. It's beautiful too, and healthy to boot.
Sarah Klinkowitz says
I love that you chose this recipe - it totally fits with your style. Simple, delicious and enough to feed a crowd. Super homey. I am so pleased with the twist of adding tofu - it makes the recipe yours! Excellent as always!
Yosef - This American Bite says
So colorful and bright! Love your take on Sarah's dish.
Sina (@thekosherspoon) says
good looking salad, perfect for summer.
[email protected] says
Love your adaptation of the original recipe.
Couldn't Be Parve says
Both the original recipe and your adaptation sound fantastic. I love what you did with it!
Melissa {lilmisscakes} says
I like how you adapted the recipe! I don't know which one to try first.