Tomato-tofu salad with creamy ginger dressing

Recipes / Salads

For Japanese with a twist, try this delicious tofu salad.

Recipe «Tomato-tofu salad with creamy ginger dressing» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 sheet nori, 3 tbsp toasted sesame seeds, divided, 1/3 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup rice vinegar, 3 tbsp finely chopped, peeled fresh ginger , 1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce, 2 tsp mirin, 1 1/2 tsp sugar , 300g silken firm tofu, 2 Lebanese cucumbers , thinly sliced, 2 truss tomatoes , thinly sliced, 1 large avocado, quartered, pitted, peeled, and sliced, 20g snow pea sprouts, bottoms trimmed, 4 spring onions, thinly sliced diagonally.

Ingredients:

  • 1 sheet nori 
  • 3 tbsp toasted sesame seeds, divided 
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise 
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar 
  • 3 tbsp finely chopped, peeled fresh ginger 
  • 1 tbsp tamari or soy sauce 
  • 2 tsp mirin 
  • 1 1/2 tsp sugar 
  • 300g silken firm tofu 
  • 2 Lebanese cucumbers , thinly sliced 
  • 2 truss tomatoes , thinly sliced 
  • 1 large avocado, quartered, pitted, peeled, and sliced 
  • 20g snow pea sprouts, bottoms trimmed 
  • 4 spring onions, thinly sliced diagonally 

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced). Place the nori on a baking tray and bake for about 5 minutes, or until toasted. Transfer the nori to a clean coffee grinder or mortar & pestle and grind to a powder. In a small bowl, combine 1 tablespoon of the sesame seeds and ground nori. Set aside.
  2. In a blender, blend the mayonnaise, vinegar, ginger, tamari, mirin, sugar and remaining 2 tablespoons sesame seeds for 1 minute.
  3. Drain the tofu and pat dry with paper towels. Cut the tofu in half lengthways, then crossways into 8 slices, to give 16 squares. Divide the cucumber slices among 4 plates. Place 4 slices of the tofu and 3 slices of tomato over the cucumber on each plate. Divide the avocado, sprouts and spring onions among the plates. Drizzle the dressing over and sprinkle generously with the nori-sesame mixture, and serve. Reserve any remaining nori-sesame mixture for another use.