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Asparagus and Tofu Stir-Fry

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(8 votes)

Category:     Side Dish

Description:
Tasty, quick and easy vegetarian


General applicability:

Asparagus and Tofu Stir-Fry
Green: recipe contains only neutral or a beneficials ingredients for that type.
Yellow: recipe contains an secondary avoid ingredient that may be substituted by a more permissable one.
Orange: contains an avoid in a primary ingredient.



Ingredient list:
  • 1 teaspoon mono/polyunsaturated oil(I use Olive oil)
  • 360g Tofu - diced/sliced
  • 500g fresh Asparagus spears
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped spring onions (50g)
  • 1/3 cup pine nuts (60g)[or walnuts]
  • 2 Tablespoons soy sauce (40ml)[or Tamari]
  • 1/3 cup water (85ml)
  • 2 Tablespoons red wine (40ml)
  • 2 teaspoons rice flour (5g)
  • 1 teaspoon dry ginger (fresh can be substituted)


How to make it:
  • Heat oil in a non-stick fry pan or wok.
  • Add Tofu which has been blotted dry with kitchen paper and cut into cubes
  • Stir-fry for five minutes or until lightly browned
  • Cut asparagus spears diagonally into 1cm slices (or as desired).
  • Add asparagus, spring onions and pine-nuts to the tofu and continue to stir fry.
  • Mix together soy sauce, water, wine, rice flour and ginger.
  • Add to tofu mixture and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until liquid has reduced and thickened but still with a thin consistency.
  • Serve immediately.
  • Serves 2

    Note:

    Using lite soy sauce reduces the sodium by 50%. This recipe came from a book called Living into the 21st Century with Diabetes, by Peggy Stacey. Published 1998 By the West Australian Newspapers Ltd, Osborne Park (Perth), Western Australia. It is a good recipe for diabetics.

    Nutrients per serve Kj: 933

    / Calories: 225 Protein (g): 18 Carbohydrate (g): 7 Fiber (g): 3 Fat (g): 16 Saturated Fat (g): 1 Cholesterol (mg): 0 Sodium (mg): 375 (using lite soy sauce)
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Blood Type Diet Analysis:

Core Ingredients Analysis:
The ingredients in this category are either BTD compliant for all types or the recipe author and/or editor did not suggest a possible substitution. If this category contains avoids for your blood type this recipe may not work for you, unless you feel like you can omit the item or make an appropriate substitution.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Asparagus
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Onion, all types
B
N
B
N
B
B
B
N
Olive Oil
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Wine, Red
B
N
N
N
B
B
B
B


Variations and Substitutions Analysis:
This category of ingredients contains possible substitutions that may allow different blood types to use the recipe or ingredients that can be left out of the recipe altogether.

Ingredient
A
B
O
AB
A NS
B NS
O NS
AB NS
Walnuts
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
Pine Nuts, Pignola
N
A
N
N
N
A
N
N
Soybean Sauce, Tamari, Wheat-free
B
N
N
N
N
N
A
N
Rice Flour, White
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
B


Macronutrient Analysis:

This recipe may contain macronutrients with important effects on health

  • The recipe may contain ingredients high in lignans
  • The recipe may contain ingredients encourage health microbiome balance