Ingredients
1/3 cup white miso (soybean paste)
1/3 cup mirin (sweet rice wine)
1/3 cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh ginger
1/2 cup chopped dry-roasted peanuts
5 tablespoons canola oil
2 (14-ounce) packages water-packed firm tofu, drained
8 cups gourmet salad greens
Minced fresh chives (optional)
Directions
- Combine first 4 ingredients, 1/4 cup peanuts, and 3 tablespoons oil in a small bowl.
- Stir with a whisk.
- Cut each tofu block crosswise into 8 (1/2-inch-thick) slices.
- Arrange tofu on several layers of paper towels.
- Top with several more layers of paper towels; top with a cast-iron skillet or other heavy pan.
- Let stand 30 minutes.
- Remove tofu from paper towels.
- Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add 8 tofu slices to pan; sauté 4 minutes on each side or until crisp and golden.
- Remove from pan, and drain tofu on paper towels.
- Repeat procedure with remaining 1 tablespoon oil and remaining 8 tofu slices
- Place 1 cup greens on each of 8 plates.
- Top each serving with 2 tofu slices, 3 tablespoons miso mixture, and 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped peanuts.
- Garnish each serving with chives, if desired.
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