Japanese · Salad

Warm Tofu and Green Vegetable Salad

Name: Warm Tofu and Green Vegetable Salad
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a light meal
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 250 g asparagus, trimmed (about 1 bunch); 240 g purple sprouting broccoli, trimmed; 2 heads pak choi, base removed; 100 g sugar snap peas; 100 g shelled edamame beans; 300 g firm tofu; ½ bunch coriander; 2 spring onions, halved and sliced finely lengthways; 1 tbsp vegetarian furikake seasoning; 120 ml light soy sauce; 4 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 2 tbsp pickled ginger, finely chopped; 1 pinch caster sugar

Steamed and blanched green vegetables with cubes of silken-warm tofu in a punchy ginger, soy and rice vinegar dressing. Fresh, clean and quick, with a savoury seaweed sprinkle on top.

YieldServes 4 as a light meal
Hands-on14 min
Total15 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

250 gasparagus, trimmed (about 1 bunch)
240 gpurple sprouting broccoli, trimmed
2 headspak choi, base removed
100 gsugar snap peas
100 gshelled edamame beans
300 gfirm tofu
½ bunchcoriander
2spring onions, halved and sliced finely lengthways
1 tbspvegetarian furikake seasoning

Ginger dressing

120 mllight soy sauce
4 tbsprice wine vinegar
2 tbsppickled ginger, finely chopped
1 pinchcaster sugar

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Sesame
Legumes (any)
Peas
Wheat
Onion family (any)
Scallion (green onion)
Cabbage family (any)
Broccoli
Bok choy
Asparagus
Ginger
Cilantro / coriander
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Nori
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Spring

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

Under 20 min active
Under 30 min total
Difficulty 1

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: low
Fiber: high
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Method

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Ingredients

Ginger dressing

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