Lunch a la Japonaise

You may have noticed a lack of asian food on this blog. It is not that I do not like it. It is just that I am not very good at cooking it. I do not really understand it. So rather than making a mockery of this varied cuisine, I prefer to leave it up to those who do understand and know it well. My culinary strengths lie in the European foods and techniques. Somehow I just can not grasp that whole sweet,sour,salty, spicy thing that the Chinese and Thai do. Whenever I do make something using asian ingredients, it is more asian inspired, rather than authentic, like this following idea. Another hit the kitchen running recipe…

Steamed greens and tofu with Soy dressing

Ingredients per person
100g firm tofu, Japanese marinated (from the supermarket)
Asian greens, any variety and as much as you like
1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp of lemon juice
1 tsp of light soy
1 tsp of sesame oil
Finely chopped asian herbs
White pepper

Method
Slice the tofu thinly.
Whisk together the oils, herbs, lemon juice, soy and pepper.
Steam the tofu and the greens, about 1 –3 minutes.
Pile onto a plate and and drizzle over the dressing. Healthy, tasty and ready in 2 minutes.Note- I never make this dressing the same way. Sometimes I may add ginger, shallot , garlic or chilli. Other times I substitute rice wine vinegar or lime for the lemon juice. And sometimes I add a touch of honey. Whatever I have, whatever I feel like.