Sesame Miso Kale Salad with Tofu and Basil (vegan)

My favorite salad ever is the SweetGreen Shroomami salad. I love it so much and I knew I had to recreate my own version of it. This Sesame Miso Kale Salad with Tofu and Basil (vegan) is a copycat version of that salad with my own twist. It's so good!

This salad does require a few moving parts but it is well worth it. It has protein from the tofu and lots of fiber. The dressing is so flavorful and easy to make.

Let's get into the recipe.

This vegan high protein kale salad is

• vegan
• high in protein
• packed with veggies
• SO flavorful
• perfect for meal prep
• healthy for you

Ingredients for sesame miso kale salad

• tofu
• oil
• soy sauce
• arrowroot powder or cornstarch
• baby bella mushrooms
• sesame oil
• rice wine vinegar
• garlic
• maple syrup
• miso paste
• grated ginger
• kale
• cucumber
• basil
• brown rice
• sunflower seeds

Instructions to make vegan kale salad with sesame miso dressing

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. Toss tofu in starch, oil, soy sauce and salt/pepper. Add to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
3. Toss mushrooms soy sauce, oil and salt/pepper. Add to the sheet pan with the tofu.
4. Roast tofu and mushrooms for 30 minutes.
5. While tofu and mushrooms are cooking, mix together your dressing.
6. Mix together your salad ingredients along with the cooked mushrooms and tofu. Pour over dressing and toss to combine. Add additional salt and pepper if desired.

Storage instructions for copycat sweetgreen shroomami salad

Since this salad has a kale base - it won't get soggy. Store the leftovers in a sealed container in your fridge for up to 5 days.

Other plant based salad recipes to try

• Cauliflower crunch salad
• Edamame crunch salad
• Taco salad

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Sesame Miso Kale Salad with Tofu and Basil (vegan)

kristi roeder

This sesame miso kale salad with tofu and basil (vegan) is an amazing salad recipe.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course dinner

Cuisine American

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

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• This makes about 4 servings of salad
• Tofu
• 1 block tofu - pressed and cubed
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 ½ tablespoon arrowroot powder/starch or cornstarch
• Mushrooms
• 4 cups baby bella mushrooms - sliced in half
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon oil
• salt/pepper to taste
• Sesame miso dressing
• ¼ cup toasted sesame oil
• ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
• 3 cloves garlic - minced
• 2 tablespoon maple syrup
• 2 tablespoon miso paste can sub soy sauce if you can't find miso
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• pinch salt/pepper
• Other salad ingredients
• 1 head kale - ribs removed and cut into small pieces
• 1 medium cucumber - roughly chopped
• ~ 1 cup roughly chopped basil - from about 1 large bunch of basil
• 1 ½ cups cooked and cooled brown rice or sub another grain
• 1 cup sunflower seeds or sub another nut or seed

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Toss tofu in starch, oil, soy sauce and salt/pepper. Add to a sheet pan lined with parchment paper.
• Toss mushrooms soy sauce, oil and salt/pepper. Add to the sheet pan with the tofu.
• Roast tofu and mushrooms for 30 minutes.
• While tofu and mushrooms are cooking, mix together your dressing.
• Mix together your salad ingredients along with the cooked mushrooms and tofu. Pour over dressing and toss to combine. Add additional salt and pepper if desired.

Keyword copycat sweetgreen shroomami, high protein vegan kale salad, vegan sesame miso kale salad

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