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Tofu Caesar Dressing

A creamy dressing made with tofu, oil, lemon juice, mustard, garlic, pepper, and salt.

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Why it works: Lemon and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,047 recipes. Both carry trans-2-nonenal, which smells cardboard, fatty. The science ↓

Tofu Caesar Dressing

Ingredients

Directions

Make the dressing

  1. Combine all ingredients in your blender or food processor and whip until smooth.

Assemble and serve

  1. Tear the chilled lettuce into bite-sized pieces and place in a large salad bowl.

  2. Add the croutons and toss.

  3. Pour the dressing over all, and toss again.

  4. Add a generous helping of Almosen Sprinkle (a parmesan cheese substitute), if desired, and toss yet again.

  5. Serve immediately.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

220Calories
9 gProtein
19 gFat
8 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Tofu100g firm76
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Lemon + peppertop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together27,047 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  2. Mustard + garlictop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,053 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  3. Garlic + peppertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  4. Tofu + garlictop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together604 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

  5. Mustard + peppertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Medium-firm tofu
Blends into a creamy, thick body that gives the dressing its texture.
Light oil
Adds fat for a smoother, richer mouthfeel and helps emulsify the dressing.
Lemon juice
Provides the acidity that gives the dressing its tangy, bright flavour.
Garlic
Supplies the sharp, pungent aroma typical of a Caesar-style dressing.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tofu, mustard, garlic, pepper):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Lemonthe original
  4. Mangofits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against tofu, mustard, garlic, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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