It’s that time of year again: resolution time. We’re constantly barraged with people, social media, companies, and newsletters asking us about our resolutions or trying to sell us more workout equipment we may or may not use.
I’ve set resolutions is the past, like most, and like most, they never stick. They seem too big, too overwhelming, and ultimately disappointing when they’re not made.
I prefer something smaller, more actionable. Something I can do everyday that won’t make me throw up my hands if I forget about it that day.
This year, one of my main focuses will be to eat more greens.
I already make pretty vegetable-centric dishes, but I’m going to kick this up this year. Greens are good. They’re loaded with vitamins, low in calories, and they’re damn delicious. I hope you’ll enjoy the greensplosion in 2014, because it’s coming 😉
Ingredients
- 1 block of extra firm tofu, patted dry
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 bunches of soba
- 2-3 handfuls of greens, per serving
- shichimi togarashi, to top
- 2 tbsp white miso paste
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp cold water
Instructions
Cut the tofu into strips, about 1/4 inch thick.
Heat a saucepan to medium heat and add the olive oil. Once hot, add the tofu, making sure none of the tofu is overlapping. Let cook for 2-3 minutes, then flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
Bring water to a boil in a pot and add the two bunches of soba. Cook for about 4-5 minutes. Drain.
In a small bowl, combine miso paste, rice vinegar, sesame oil, and cold water. Mix until miso is fully dissolved.
To assemble the dish, put the soba on a plate or in a bowl. Follow with your handfuls of greens. Add tofu and liberally cover with shichimi togarashi. Top with miso dressing.
Notes
Most shichimi togarashi is a finer texture. My thicker togarashi is from the lovely Oaktown Spice Shop in Oakland.
I may as well hop on the greens bandwagon!! I’m always looking for a way to make a dish a little more vegetable-centric. I’m not much of a tofu-eater, but this shichimi togarashi has me intrigued! From what I gather, it’s a spice? Can I get it at my local grocery store, or is it more of a specialty-shop kind of thing?
Yay! There’s plenty of room on the greens bandwagon 🙂 Shichimi togarashi is a spice. You can get it from a Japanese grocery store for sure. They will be a finer texture. The larger texture of the spice I got is from Oaktown Spice Shop.