Spinach, Heirloom Tomato and Crumbled Tofu Salad with Roasted Garlic Dressing

This Spinach, Heirloom Tomato and Crumbled Tofu Salad served with a liquid gold like Roasted Garlic Dressing is healthy, flavorful and high in necessary irons and protein.

📝 Ingredients

• 2 Garlic (whole heads of)
• 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
• 1 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
• 1 Lemon (Juice of)
• 1/2 tsp Lemon zest
• 1 tsp Honey
• 1 teaspoon Rosemary (dried)
• Salt and Pepper (to taste)
• 2 Packed Spinach (Baby cups)
• 1/2 cup Heirloom Tomatoes (quartered)
• 3/4 cup Tofu (cubes)
• 2 tbsp Dressing

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Roast garlic: Slice the top of each head of garlic, and peel off just the extra skin. Keep the garlic pod intact. Place garlic pods on a piece of foil, drizzle with olive oil and wrap tightly. Roast in a 200 degree celsius oven for 40-45 mins.
2. 2Dressing: To make the dressing, squeeze out the roasted garlic (by now the garlic should be like a paste) in a blender. Add olive oil, vinegar, lemon juice, lemon zest, honey, rosemary, salt and pepper. Blend everything on high for 2 minutes till the garlic is sufficiently minced and the dressing emulsifies.
3. 3Crumble tofu: Crumble the tofu cubes till they resemble crumbled cheese.
4. 4Assemble salad: To assemble the salad, add baby spinach, heirloom tomatoes and crumbled tofu in a bowl and drizzle with dressing. Adjust the amount of dressing as per taste, but personally, I don't like to drown my salad in dressing. Serve immediately.
5. 5If preparing for later, assemble everything and place in the fridge. Add the dressing just before serving or the salad will get soggy.