Salad with textured soy

Ingredients

• 1 cup textured vegetable protein (TVP) chunks or strips (about 50 g)
• Hot water, to soak the TVP
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• ½ teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon molasses
• 4 radishes
• 2 carrots
• 4 romaine lettuce leaves and 4 Batavia lettuce leaves
• A handful of fresh baby greens (beet greens, lamb's lettuce...)
• 4 tablespoons sweet corn
• 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
• Salt
• Rice vinegar

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Instructions

1. Soak the TVP in hot water for 10 minutes and drain it.
2. Grate the radishes and cut the carrots into julienne.
3. Heat the oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the thyme and TVP and mix. When it starts to brown, add the molasses and sauté.
4. Make a bed of lettuce for the salad. On top, the carrot with the greens and then the TVP. Scatter the corn, sesame seeds and radishes over it.
5. Dress with a pinch of salt and a few drops of rice vinegar.

Nutrition facts

Approximate, per serving (about 103 g). Calculated with data from USDA FoodData Central.