Recipe - Avocado Basil Dressing

1/3 pound Soft tofu
1 Ripe avocado; pitted &
peeled
One half cup Water
One fourth cup Extra virgin olive oil
One fourth cup Light miso
2 tablespoon Rice vinegar
1 tablespoon Fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoon Minced onion
1 Clove garlic; minced
One fourth cup Fresh basil; minced

Bring 2 cups of water to simmer, add tofu and simmer for 2 minutes. Drain
and cool tofu to room temperature in cold water drain again. Puree tofu

with next 8 ingredients in blender or food processor. Stir in basil. Use

immediately or refrigerate until serving.

Cook's Illustrated, Nov./Dec. 1992, Page 30. Credit: Laurel Vukovic.

Nationality: USA Course: salad dressing Season:any Method: boiled

Start to Finish 15 minutes Preparation 5 minutes Attention 10 minutes
Finishing a minute or less

NOTES : Refresh your tofu by simmering or steaming it for 2 minutes.
(Unused tofu will keep, refrigerated, for a week, cover in water and
change water daily.) Serve this rich dressing over mixed greens or on a
salad of basmati rice, corn, and red peppers.
Posted to MCRecipe Digest by "Hobbs, D B USO"
hobbs@lbcapo1.uso.unisys.com on Mar 19, 1998