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Golden Goddess Salad with Turmeric Tofu and Quinoa

Name: Golden Goddess Salad with Turmeric Tofu and Quinoa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200 g quinoa, rinsed; ½ tsp ground turmeric, for the quinoa water; 600 g firm tofu, pressed and cut into 2 cm cubes; 400 g sweet potato, peeled and cubed; 250 g carrot, diced; 200 g yellow squash, diced; 1 whole yellow capsicum, seeds out, diced; 1 whole red capsicum, seeds out, diced; 300 g raw corn kernels, cut off two cobs; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper, freshly ground; ½ tsp garlic powder; 240 g chickpeas, a 400 g tin, drained and rinsed; 5 tbsp olive oil, extra virgin; 4 tbsp tahini; 1 tsp dijon mustard; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp ground turmeric; 1 tsp salt

Everything on this plate is yellow, orange or gold, and the turmeric tahini dressing pulls it together. Roast the capsicum, sweet potato, corn and tofu on one tray, cook turmeric into the quinoa water, and it makes enough for lunches all week.

Serves 6Prep 15 minCook 25 minSaladplant

Containssoy · sesame

KalaPlate adaptationAdapted from Life-Changing Salads by Danielle Brown, HealthyGirl Kitchen

Protein 17%Carbs 39%Fat 44%

About 663 kcal a serve — 28 g protein, 66 g carbs, 33 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.

AI-generated for KalaPlate

Ingredients

Serves 6

Method

Cook the turmeric quinoa

Quinoa

Rinse the quinoa and cook it to the packet time with the half-teaspoon of turmeric stirred into the water. It comes out gold, which is the point, and the turmeric costs nothing in flavour.

In the saucepanQuinoa →

quinoa

ground turmeric

15 min

Roast the tofu and vegetables

Roast

Heat the oven to 220°C and line a large tray. Toss the tofu, sweet potato, carrot, squash, both capsicums and the corn with the olive oil, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Spread them right out — two trays if they crowd — and roast 25 minutes until the sweet potato is tender.

On the trayRoast →

firm tofu

sweet potato

carrot

yellow squash

yellow capsicum

red capsicum

raw corn kernels

olive oil

salt

black pepper

garlic powder

25 min

Whisk the golden tahini dressing

Dressing

Whisk the olive oil, tahini, mustard, lemon juice, cumin, turmeric and salt with 3 tablespoons of water. It will seize and go pale before it loosens — keep whisking and adding water a spoon at a time until it pours.

In the bowlDressing →

olive oil

tahini

dijon mustard

lemon juice

ground cumin

ground turmeric

salt

5 min

Combine and dress

Toss

Tip the quinoa, roasted tray and chickpeas into a large bowl and turn them through the dressing until everything is coated gold.

In the bowlToss →

chickpeas

3 min

Cook's noteTurmeric stains everything it meets, so use the bowl you do not mind about.

Estimated per serve

663 kcal · 28 g protein · 66 g carbs · 33 g fatestimates, within ~10%

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Golden Goddess Salad with Turmeric Tofu and Quinoa

Serves 6Prep 15 minCook 25 minSaladplant

Containssoy · sesame

KalaPlate adaptationAdapted from Life-Changing Salads by Danielle Brown, HealthyGirl Kitchen

Protein 17%Carbs 39%Fat 44%

About 663 kcal a serve — 28 g protein, 66 g carbs, 33 g fat. Each segment is that macro's share of the calories, within about 10%.

AI-generated for KalaPlate

Ingredients

Serves 6

Method

Cook the turmeric quinoa

Quinoa

Rinse the quinoa and cook it to the packet time with the half-teaspoon of turmeric stirred into the water. It comes out gold, which is the point, and the turmeric costs nothing in flavour.

In the saucepanQuinoa →

quinoa

ground turmeric

15 min

Roast the tofu and vegetables

Roast

On the trayRoast →

firm tofu

sweet potato

carrot

yellow squash

yellow capsicum

red capsicum

raw corn kernels

olive oil

salt

black pepper

garlic powder

25 min

Whisk the golden tahini dressing

Dressing

In the bowlDressing →

olive oil

tahini

dijon mustard

lemon juice

ground cumin

ground turmeric

salt

5 min

Combine and dress

Toss

Tip the quinoa, roasted tray and chickpeas into a large bowl and turn them through the dressing until everything is coated gold.

In the bowlToss →

chickpeas

3 min

Cook's noteTurmeric stains everything it meets, so use the bowl you do not mind about.

Estimated per serve

663 kcal · 28 g protein · 66 g carbs · 33 g fatestimates, within ~10%

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A whole library of them — plus a weekly plan built around your household's rules, a shopping list that writes itself, and a plate guide for anyone tracking. Allergies are enforced, never filtered.

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