Smokey Southwest Pasta Salad with Smoked Tofu
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Ingredients
For the dressing
¾ cup sour cream
½ cup mayonnaise
4 tablespoons lime juice
¾ teaspoon onion powder
¾ teaspoon smoked paprika
¾ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
For the Pasta Salad
3 ½ cups penne pasta
2 cups packed, thinly sliced dinosaur (tuscan) kale
2 tomatoes, diced
1 ¼ cup corn niblets
½ cup small diced red onions
180g block smoked tofu, grated
Instructions
1. For the dressing add the sour cream, mayonnaise, lime juice, onion powder, smoked paprika, chili powder, salt and pepper to a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
2. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in a large pot of salted, boiling water until cooked through. Drain the pasta in a colander. Rinse it with cold water to cool it down. Shake the pasta in the colander to remove excess water.
3. Transfer the pasta to the bowl with the dressing. Add the kale, tomatoes, corn, red onions and grated tofu. Toss well until everything is coated in the creamy dressing.
Serve immediately. Or cover and store in the fridge until ready to serve, up to 3 days.
This looks wonderful . Yes, i will certainly try this one!
Where do you buy the smoky tofu
Depends where you live. I buy it at my local grocery store (no frills, Loblaw, Farm Boy etc)
Oh yum. We are looking for more tofu recipes. This one looks like the best kind of comfort food. ❤️
Made this tonight and it was DELICIOUS. Family hit – will be putting into summer meal rotation. Thank you Andrea!!
This was easy, delicious and a hit with the whole family (2 teen boys). Thank you.