FruitsAndVeggiesMonday ~ A salad for dinner ๐ฅ
What do I serve for dinner, when the hubby tries to eat low carb, no fat and no sugar? A beautiful huge plate of green leaves, fresh vegetables and steamfried asparagus topped with some crispy smoakey tofu.
These are the main ingredients for the salad: lettuce, rucola and asparagus. To make it more colorful and diverse I also added some tomatoes, cucumber, radishes and green olives.
Smoked tofu is one of my favorite sorts of tofu. I use it on salads, for cooking or just on bread with a little bit of mustard.ย
I heated a pan with just a few drops of high olaic oil. (It was so little it was almost almost invisible. ๐ I just wanted to avoid to burn the tofu.)
I fried the tofu slices carefully and slowly from both sides until crispy and seasoned with fresh ground pepper and with only a dash of salt because the smoked tofu was salty already.
The asparagus was so small and tender so I didn't need to peel it. I just put it in the hot pan and "fried" it sith a little bit of water instead of oil. I seasoned also with just some salt and pepper.
For a delicious dressing without oilย I took some soyghurt (without additional sugar), mustard, sea salt, fresh lemon juice, fresh ground multicolored pepper and some fresh parsley and leekย
I mixed all the ingredients and the chopped herbs for this delicious high in protein but low in fat dressingย
Because I love and need my carbs to not loose weight accidentally and because I love potatoes so much I cooked myself a whole pot of them to accompany my salad.ย
This was my contribution to fruitsandveggiesmonday initiated by the pretty lady @lenasveganliving. Watch her post for more information: STEEMIT FRUITS AND VEGGIES MONDAY COMPETITION ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐๐. She made some mouthwatering crepes - a must see! Yummy! ๐
I wish everyone a week full of colorful and fresh fruits and vegetables! โ๏ธ
Maybe I should go on low carb diet too. With meal like this I maybe could pull it off, lol. Well done my Dear, looks and sounds delicious. I bet your hubby enjoyed it very much ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
Oh yes! He did! And I loved it too and that so many potatoes came with it - just for me! ๐
The low carb diet works pretty well by the way. "We" reduced abdominal girth from 101cm to 92cm by now. He eats three main meals (limited amount of some limited foods) a day and two snacks between meals. I think the secret for ongoing success is to "teach" the body that there will be in fact less food but there will be enough food and calories. So the body learns that it doesn't need to hoard and build up stocks for worse times. He should be able to eat "normal" again after that program without gaining extra weight again. I hope I explained it well enough.
Yeas you did and it makes lots of sense.............thank you ๐ธ๐๐ธ
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU! A WELL-EARNED AWARD!
All the ingredients simple and so yummy always by hand, i have to try your salad and the herbs dressing is mouth watering. Thanks for sharing have a wonderful day
Thank you! Yes, it's always important to be able to cook and prepare food with using simple, every day ingredients. It's the love you put into the preparation that makes it wonderful, perfect and satisfying. I like to cook with fancy stuff as well but to use fresh and healthy things is prior. Thank you for your kind words again and your support!
your husband should be happy with all that delicious food you prepare, he looks rich and healthy, I congratulate you greetings from venezuela.
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Wow, that looks so delicious, although I do not want to lose weight, I would very much like to accept a plentiful, filled plate with pleasure ๐
Same here! That's why I also add an extra portion of carbs to my plate ... The hubby is jealous everytime! ๐
I'm sorry for your husband ๐
Me too! ๐
looks delicious and beautiful!
Thank you so much!
Omg yess that's my favourite way of preparing tofu!! It comes out so crispy and flavourful! Love the whole meal you prepared ;)
Thank you! I had to learn to love tofu but this is a way that really convinced me.
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I love this!! You and your husband are like me and my husband! :D So funny!! He wants to eat low carb, low this and that but I really love my carbs and comfort food so I usually have to add something for me to the meals that I cook :)
Your salad with potatoes looks like a perfect compromise!! :)
Hehe! I am glad that there are more people like the two of us. Thank you for your comment!
Yummmie salad! Looks delicious @pusteblume! Fried tofu- thats something Id like to try. Never made or ate tofu that way...๐ค
It can be delicious when prepared well. Thank you for your very nice words and your support!
That is beautiful! I have never had smoked tofu. It sounds really good!
That's like the best invention ever! You know I grew up with all these german sausages and cold cuts on bread and smoked tofu satisfyes these cravings perfectly without looking like the cruel stuff. Try to find some or you could try out to marinate plain tofu with Liquid Smoke
My mega grocery does not appear to have it when I search online. I'll look at some of the other stores. It sounds like the perfect addition to soups!
Absolute! It's perfect in a potato, lentil or bean stew.