Best Pressed Tofu Salad Recipes
JAPANESE TOFU SALAD
Here is a simple way of incorporating tofu into your diet. You can certainly play around with this recipe, adding whatever you like, I garnish mine with lime wedges.
Provided by JOSIE
Categories Salad Vegetable Salad Recipes
Time 1h40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Place tofu between two plates, and weigh down with a heavy book. Allow tofu to drain for 1 hour, pouring out the expelled liquid every 20 minutes.
- Whisk together the soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, and rice vinegar in a small bowl. Heat the oil in a small pan over medium heat, stir in the garlic and ginger, and gently cook until lightly golden; stir into the soy sauce mixture.
- Cut tofu into bite-sized pieces, and toss together with the tomato, onion, and cilantro. Pour in the dressing and toss to coat. Garnish with a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 271.7 calories, Carbohydrate 11 g, Fat 19.1 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 17.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 695.2 mg, Sugar 3.4 g
SICHUAN CELERY AND TOFU SALAD
This otherwise simple salad, adapted from a dish at Szechuan Gourmet in Manhattan, may require a trip to a Chinese market for Szechuan peppercorns and pressed tofu. And you'll need to make your own chili oil! But here's the thing. The effort, which really isn't much more than difficult shopping, produces an elegant dish that is worth whatever shoe leather or mileage you'll expend getting the ingredients together. It is astonishingly good. And we'll even allow one substitution. You can use regular celery instead of the Chinese version!
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories quick, salads and dressings
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat; when it simmers, add ginger, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns and chili flakes. Remove from heat and let sit until cool, at least 1 hour and preferably 2 or 3. Strain oil into a bowl or jar and discard spices.
- Put a pot of salted water over high heat and bring to a boil. Add celery and blanch for about a minute; drain in colander and run under cold water to stop the cooking process.
- Layer celery and tofu on serving plates, drizzle with chili oil and sprinkle with salt.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 554, UnsaturatedFat 44 grams, Carbohydrate 11 grams, Fat 57 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 5 grams, SaturatedFat 10 grams, Sodium 361 milligrams, Sugar 2 grams, TransFat 0 grams
PRESSED TOFU SALAD
There are two keys to this salad. The first is buying dry, pressed tofu (bean curd), which is sold at most Asian food markets and some natural food stores. It's much firmer than regular tofu and has a dense, chewy texture and a brown skin. (If you can't find it, use extra-firm tofu and press it yourself; see page 491.) The second key is allowing the salad to marinate long enough for the tofu to absorb the dressing. That part's easy, but it does require advance planning.
Yield makes 4 to 6 servings as a salad or starter
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut the bean curd into 2-inch matchsticks; grate the carrots and celery. Whisk together the remaining ingredients.
- Toss everything together and let it marinate for at least 2 hours in the refrigerator. Toss again immediately before serving.
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