Recipe: Tofu Fiesta (with vegetables and ricotta, serves 2)

TOFU FIESTA

1/4 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 cup broccoli pieces
2 carrots, sliced thin
1/2 green bell pepper, sliced
1 1/2 cups diced mushrooms
1 cup chopped celery
8 ounces tofu, drained
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 ripe tomato, cubed
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted (for garnish)

Saute the onion and garlic in the oil until the onion is transparent.

Add the broccoli, carrots, pepper, mushrooms and celery and cook until tender.

Break the tofu into chunks. Add the tofu to the vegetables with the turmeric and cheese. Simmer to heat thoroughly.

Just before serving, add the tomato and parsley and sprinkle on the sesame seeds.

Makes 2 servings

Per one serving (1/2 recipe): 383 calories 25 gm. carb, 23 gm protein, 23 gm fat, 149 mg sodium, 1090 mg potassium, 31 mg cholesterol.

1 bread exchange, 2 vegetable, 2 medium fat meat plus 2 fat exchanges.

Source: American Diabetes Association Holiday Cookbook by Betty Wedman, 1986