Tomato and Tofu Salad
The Japanese sansho pepper grains will add an accent to the flavor.First:
Wash tomato and cut out the stalk end. Cut into a size easy to eat.
Rinse tofu (bean curd) lightly and cut into 4-8 pieces.
Peel yamatoimo (Japanese yam) and cut into a size easy to eat.
Second:Arrange the tomato, tofu and yamatoimo in heat-resistant bowl.
Put vegetable oil and garlic in frying pan and cook over medium heat. When it starts to give off aroma of garlic, remove from the heat. Mix with kona-sansho (Japanese sansho pepper powder), red chili and soy sauce. Evenly pour sauce over (1) and sprinkle with grains of sansho.