Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, tofu salad. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Tofu Salad is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. Tofu Salad is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have tofu salad using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Tofu Salad:
- Make ready 1 block Silken tofu
- Prepare 3 leaves Lettuce
- Get 4 tbsp Hijiki dried seaweed (re-hydrated)
- Get 2 Green onions or scallions
- Take 2 tbsp Chirimen Jako
- Make ready 1 Bonito flakes
- Prepare 2 tbsp ★Ponzu
- Prepare 1 and 1/2 tablespoons ★Ground sesame seeds
- Take 1 tsp ★Sugar
- Take 1 tbsp ★Umeboshi
- Make ready 2 tsp ★Sesame oil
Instructions to make Tofu Salad:
- Break up the tofu and put it on a plate. Finely slice the green onions, and shred the lettuce. Rehydrate the hijiki.
- Pour the sesame oil into the frying pan and fry the chirimen jako. Add the hijiki and fry it quickly.
- Put the lettuce on the plate with the tofu and lightly mix. Top with the hijiki and chirimen jako, then sprinkle on some bonito flakes and green onion.
- Grind the sesame seeds with a mortar and pestle. Mix in the ponzu and sugar, then add the chopped umeboshi. Add the sesame oil and pour the mixture over the tofu to finish.
Discover How to Improve Your Mood with Food
A lot of us believe that comfort foods are terrible for us and that we have to avoid them. However, if your comfort food is candy or junk food this holds true. Soemtimes, comfort foods can be perfectly nutritious and good for us to consume. There are several foods that actually can raise your moods when you eat them. If you feel a little bit down and need a happiness pick me up, try some of these.
Eggs, believe it or not, are fantastic for helping you combat depression. You should see to it, however, that what you make includes the egg yolk. The egg yolk is the part of the egg that matters most in terms of helping elevate your mood. Eggs, the egg yolk particularly, are high in B vitamins. The B vitamin family can be fantastic for raising your mood. This is because these vitamins increase the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that affect how you feel). Consume an egg and feel a lot happier!
Make a trail mix from seeds and/or nuts. Peanuts, cashews, sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, etc are all fantastic for helping to boost your mood. This is because seeds and nuts have lots of magnesium which increases your brain’s serotonin levels. Serotonin is known as the “feel good” substance that our body produces and it tells your brain how you should be feeling at all times. The higher your serotonin levels, the more pleasant you will feel. Not only that but nuts, particularly, are a terrific protein source.
Cold water fish are excellent if you are wanting to feel better. Cold water fish including tuna, trout and wild salmon are rich in DHA and omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids and DHA are two things that improve the quality and the function of your brain’s gray matter. It’s true: eating a tuna fish sandwich can earnestly elevate your mood.
Grains can be great for driving away a terrible mood. Quinoa, millet, teff and barley are all really excellent for helping increase your happiness levels. These grains fill you up better and that can help elevate your moods also. It’s easy to feel low when you are starving! These grains can help your mood elevate because it’s easy for your body to digest them. You digest them quicker than other things which can help increase your blood sugar levels, which, in turn, helps make you feel happier, mood wise.
Green tea is excellent for moods. You were sure green tea had to be included in this article, right? Green tea is found to be chock-full of an amino acid called L-theanine. Research has proven that this amino acid induces the production of brain waves. This will improve your brain’s focus while at the same relaxing the rest of your body. You were already aware that that green tea helps you feel a lot healthier. And now you know green tea can help raise your mood as well!
See, you don’t need to eat all that junk food when you wish to feel better! Try some of these instead!
