Watercress And Tofu Salad

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 bunches watercress, cut to 3-inch pieces
• 1 (10 ounce) package tofu, cut to 1-inch blocks
• 1 (6 ounce) light chunk tuna in water, flaked
• 1 medium tomato, diced into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon gingerroot, finely grated
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 drain tofu on paper towels in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
• 2 after tofu is drained, cut into 1" blocks.
• 3 heat pot of lightly salted water.
• 4 cut 2 inches off bottom of watercress and discard.
• 5 cut watercress into 3" pieces.
• 6 when water comes to boil, add cut watercress and parboil for 30 seconds.
• 7 drain and cool in ice bath.
• 8 meanwhile, make oriental salad dressing: combine all other ingredients - soy sauce, rice vinegar, ginger, sesame oil, sugar, sesame seeds and blend.
• 9 arrange drained and cooled watercress on a platter with tofu, tomato, and fish.
• 10 drizzle with oriental salad dressing at time of serving.