Best Sichuan Tofu Gan And Warm Celery Salad Recipes

EASY TOFU AND CELERY SALAD

Easy Tofu and Celery Salad image

Sharing a super easy tofu and celery salad that is perfect for hot summer days. The tender tofu and crisp celery are mixed with a savory and tart dressing with plenty of aromatics and heavenly chili oil, using minimal ingredients to create maximum flavor! It's a perfect dish for making ahead too because it tastes even better the next day. {Gluten-Free Adaptable, Vegan}To make the dish gluten-free, use rice vinegar to replace Chinkiang vinegar.

Provided by Maggie Zhu

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

7 oz. (200 g) baked tofu (, sliced to 1/2" (1 cm) thick 2" (4 cm) long sticks)
3 to 4 stalks regular celery (or 1 small batch Chinese celery)
3 tablespoons light soy sauce ((or soy sauce))
1 tablespoons Chinkiang vinegar ((or 1 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar))
3 teaspoons sugar
1 tablespoon peanut oil
2 cloves garlic (, grated)
2 teaspoons grated ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground Sichuan peppercorns ((or ground black pepper))
2 tablespoons homemade chili oil (, or to taste (or 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil))

Steps:

Add the tofu and celery to a big bowl. Add the light soy sauce, Chinkiang vinegar, and sugar.
Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add the garlic, ginger and ground Sichuan peppercorns. Stir a few times to release the fragrance. Immediately pour everything over the tofu and celery. Stir to mix well. Pour in the chili oil (or sesame oil) and mix again. You can either store the salad in the fridge for up to a day or serve immediately as an appetizer. The salad will taste better if you let the tofu marinate in the dressing for at least 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 serving, Calories 203 kcal, Carbohydrate 10.3 g, Protein 11 g, Fat 14 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 620 mg, Fiber 2.2 g, Sugar 5.6 g

SICHUAN CELERY AND TOFU SALAD

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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

Ingredients

1 cup peanut oil
1 piece ginger, 2 inches long, cut into 3 or 4 slices
1 piece cinnamon, 3 inches long
3 cloves
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
4 star anise
1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns
1/4 cup red chile flakes, or more to taste
Salt
1 bunch Chinese celery, or regular celery, thinly sliced
4 to 6 ounces pressed tofu, thinly sliced or julienned

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

CELERY AND TOFU SALAD

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Provided by Food Network

Time 1h45m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup peanut oil
1 (2-inch long) piece fresh ginger, cut into 3 or 4 slices
1 (3-inch long) piece cinnamon
3 cloves
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
4 star anise
1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorns
1/4 cup red chili flakes
Salt
1 bunch Chinese celery, thinly sliced
4 to 6 ounces pressed tofu, thinly sliced or julienned

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.