Title: Organic Penne Salad with Cilantro, Lime and Mint
Categories: None
Yield: 8 Servings

1 lb Organic Penne Rigate Pasta
1 lb Firm tofu
2/3 c Lime juice; fresh squeezed
4 ts Sugar
3 ts Tamari
3/4 lb Tomatoes; sliced in thin
-wedges
1 lb Cucumber; peeled, seeded,
-thinly sliced
1 c Red onion; julienned
1/2 c Green onion tops; thinly
-sliced at an angle
3 tb Minced cilantro
4 tb Minced spearmint

Cook pasta, drain, and chill completely in ice water, drain again. Cut tofu
into strips the same length as penne. Put water on to steam tofu. When
water is hot, place tofu gently into the steamer basket, cover, steam 8
minutes. Chill tofu quickly in ice water, drain well.

Combine lime juice, sugar and tamari to make dressing, set aside. Gently
combine pasta, tofu, vegetables and fresh herbs. Dress salad just before
serving. Serve with a dry rosé from the South of France or Italy, or a dry
gewurztraminer.

Prep time: 45 minutes Nutritional information per serving (9 oz): 340
calories, 18 g protein, 6 g fat (1 g sat), 57 g carbohydrates, 0 mg
cholesterol, 140 mg sodium

Exchanges: 1 medium fat meat, 3.5 bread

NOTES : 8 entree portions

Recipe by: Wholefoods Market, Inc.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #1024 by Suzy Wert on Jan
19, 1998