Composed Salad with Pickled Beets & Smoked Tofu (2024)

What Is a Composed Salad?

A salad can be served as a tossed salad or a composed salad. In a tossed salad, the ingredients are placed in a bowl and mixed with a salad dressing. In a composed salad, various ingredients are arranged on a serving platter or plates with the salad dressing drizzled on top or served on the side.

What Is Smoked Tofu?

Baked smoked tofu is a variety of tofu with a savory smoked flavor and a firm, toothsome texture. It's ready to eat right out of the package. If you can't find smoked tofu, any seasoned baked tofu will do the trick.

Additional reporting by Jan Valdez

1. Combine sour cream, dill, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl.

   

2. Combine lettuce and radicchio in a large bowl; divide among 4 large plates and top with equal portions of hard-boiled egg, tomato wedges, tofu, beets and snap peas. Drizzle about 2 tablespoons of dressing over each salad.

   

Tip

To hard-boil eggs: Place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and cook at the barest simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, pour out hot water and cover the eggs with ice-cold water. Let stand until cool enough to handle before peeling.

To make ahead

Cover and refrigerate the dressing (Step 1) in an airtight container for up to three days.