"Quick, refreshing, and healthy, this tofu salad is a delicious protein and flavor-packed dish. Ready in 15 minutes with just 8 ingredients!"
Green Onion and Tofu Salad
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Recipe Intro From ellielikescooking
New to working with dried seaweed? Start with this gingery cucumber salad. We love this dish with silken tofu. It’s a welcome contrast to crisp cucumbers and green onions.
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Prep time 15mins
Serves or Makes: 3
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ingredients
- 1 tablespoon dried wakame seaweed
- 1 small cucumber, thinly sliced on a mandoline or with a sharp knife
- 1/8 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1/2 inch piece of ginger, grated
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce, adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 (14-ounce) block soft or silken tofu, cubed
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Method
Step 1
Soak dried wakame in a bowl of water for 10 minutes. The wakame will expand a lot.
Step 2
In a small bowl, toss the cucumber slices with salt and set aside for 10 minutes. The salt will draw water out from the cucumbers as they sit.
Step 3
In a separate small bowl, mix together green onions, ginger, soy sauce, and sesame oil.
Step 4
Drain the water that was released from the cucumbers. Take a handful of cucumber slices and gently squeeze out excess water. Repeat for all the cucumber slices.
Step 5
Once the wakame has expanded, drain the water out of the bowl. Take a handful of wakame pieces and squeeze out excess water. Repeat for all of the wakame.
Step 6
Place cucumber slices on the bottom of a shallow bowl. Top with tofu and wakame and pour green onion dressing all over. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top and gently mix.