This Can’t Be Tofu: Warm Red Cabbage Salad with Peppered Tofu Crisps

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<em> Serves 4<br />
</em>Darkly glazed peppered tofu crisps are hidden in this warm salad. Although this is a cooked salad, it should be served right away; it tastes best warm, plus its colors grow dingy if it sits around.</p>
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<strong>Dressing</strong>
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<li>3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar</li>
<li>2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar</li>
<li>3 tablespoons light soy sauce</li>
<li>2 tablespoons dark sesame oil</li>
<li>1 tablespoon light sesame or peanut oil</li>
<li>1 teaspoon dark miso</li>
<li>1 teaspoon dry mustard</li>
<li>1 teaspoon brown sugar</li>
<li>
^_1/8 teaspoon salt</li>
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<strong>Salad</strong>
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<li>1 small red onion, thinly sliced</li>
<li>1 large yellow bell pepper, sliced about^_1/4-inch thick</li>
<li>5 cups thinly sliced red cabbage</li>
<li>1 to 2 cups snow peas, stems and strings removed</li>
<li>1 cup fresh or frozen peas</li>
<li>2 scallions, including some of the greens, thinly sliced into rounds</li>
<li>3 tablespoons chopped cilantro</li>
<li>1 tablespoon toasted black sesame seeds</li>
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<li>Make the peppered tofu crisps and set them aside.</li>
<li>Whisk dressing ingredients together, making sure the miso is completely blended.</li>
<li>Heat one-fourth of the dressing in a wide skillet over high heat. Add onion and yellow pepper and cook briskly, stirring often until softened, about 4 minutes. Remove to a plate. Return skillet to heat and add cabbage. Drizzle over about two-thirds of the remaining dressing and cook, turning frequently, until cabbage has softened but still retains its bright color, about 4 minutes. Add snow peas and pod peas during the last minute and turn off heat.</li>
<li>Heat the remaining dressing in a small skillet. Add tofu and turn briskly in the dressing until glazed. It will be quite dark. Add it to the cabbage and toss a few times to mix it in.</li>
<li>Mound cabbage and tofu on a large plate and garnish with peppers, onions, scallions, cilantro and sesame seeds. Serve.</li>
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<p>From the book <em>This Can’t Be Tofu!</em> by Deborah Madison, ©2000 by Deborah Madison, published by Broadway Books, a division of Random House, Inc.<br />
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