Sometimes I start developing recipes with a certain taste blend in mind, but this time the start was purely visual. I wanted the pretty beetroot colour contrasted with something green. The rest came together quickly, and the result is a quick, complex and very impressive salad that can be ready in 15 minutes. All of the major flavours are present: the sweetness of the beetroot, crisp sourness of lemon in the dressing, a bit of bitter spiciness from rocket and pepper, nuttiness from buckwheat and walnuts, and finally the smoky salty bits of smoked tofu. I don’t think it can be successfully substituted by regular tofu, but you can experiment…