Asian Watercress Salad

Asian Watercress Salad

(This recipe appeared in the July,2011 issue of A Healthy You)

Prep Time: 7 minutes

Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients

1 bunch washed watercress
1 cup grated carrots
1 cup baked tofu
1-1/2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
2/3 tablespoons plum vinegar or other vinegar

Directions

1. Tear watercress into desirable size pieces.

2. Mix with carrots in a salad bowl.

3. Drizzle sesame oil and vinegar over salad and toss.

4. Dice tofu into bite-size strips.

5. Serve in individual salad bowls, sprinkle tofu on top of each and serve.

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