Japanese Style Cold Tofu for Hydrated Skin
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This is for those days where you’re skin is parched, dry, or inflamed — make sure to up your hydration and add a bit more tofu into your meals!
When cooked in this style, tofu is sure to help calm the skin while adding hydration back to the body.
Ingredients:
Block of silken tofu
1 handful Bonito flakes for the sauce and enough to top your tofu
4-5 pieces of dried kelp for the sauce
Soba broth concentrate
1 inch of daikon radish
1 scallion
Recipe:
Start by making a dashi aka soup, by boiling the Bonito flakes and kelp in 1.5 cups of water for 5 mins
At the end, strain and reserve the stock for the sauce and keep extra for miso soup
Cut the tofu block to desired size then cover in paper towel to dry and drain
In the meantime peel and grate the daikon then squeeze the water out of the pulp - keep to the side for topping
Chop up the scallion for the topping as well
For the sauce, mix 1 tsp of soba concentrate with 2 tbsps of the dashi broth
To serve, remove the tofu from the paper towel, add on the sauce, top with remaining fresh Bonito flakes, scallions, and radish
To make it a meal, enjoy with soba!