Japanese Style Cold Tofu for Hydrated Skin

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!