Today's Recipe - 15-Minute Healthy Sautéed Asparagus and Tofu

Today's Recipe
If you don't know what to serve for dinner tonight ...Add this quick-and-easy vegetarian meal to your Healthiest Way of Eating this week. Prepared by using our Healthy Sauté cooking method it has great flavor with a minimal number of ingredients and is prepared without the use of heated oils. Enjoy!   15-Minute Healthy Sautéed Asparagus and Tofu Prep and Cook Time: 20 minutes Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, cut in half and sliced medium thick
• 4 medium cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 TBS vegetable broth
• 2 TBS minced fresh ginger
• 3 cups thin asparagus, cut in 2-inch lengths
• 1 medium red bell pepper, thin julienne in 1-inch lengths
• 4 oz extra firm tofu, cut in 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 TBS soy sauce
• 2 TBS rice vinegar
• 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
• salt and white pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Slice onions and chop garlic and let both sit for at least 5 minutes to bring out their hidden health benefits.
2. Heat 1 TBS broth in a 10-12 inch stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté onion in broth over medium high heat for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
3. Add garlic, ginger, asparagus, and peppers and continue to healthy sauté for another 1 minute, stirring constantly.
4. Add tofu, soy sauce, and vinegar. Turn heat to low and cover for about 2 minutes, or until vegetables are tender, yet still crisp.
5. Season with salt and pepper and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Serves 4
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Do purple cauliflower and orange cauliflower have the same nutritional value as white cauliflower?

Unfortunately, I have not seen complete nutritional analysis done for the purple and orange varieties of cauliflower. Yet, I would like to note that the difference in color is representative of the difference in phytonutrient pigments present. For example, anthocyanin flavonoids lend purple cauliflower its hue while carotenoids (some of which have vitamin A activity) lend orange cauliflower its unique coloration. Each of these phytonutrients adds to cauliflower's antioxidant concentration. I would describe each of these different forms of cauliflower as unique in their nutritional value and each variety can be viewed as making outstanding contributions to a Healthiest Way of Eating.For more information on this topic, please see:

• Cauliflower
• Flavonoids
• Carotenoids