Warm tofu salad with shiso
Warm tofu salad with shiso

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook warm tofu salad with shiso using 19 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Warm tofu salad with shiso:
  1. Get 1 tbsp olive oil/ neutral oil
  2. Take 1-2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
  3. Make ready 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed
  4. Make ready 2 cm chunk fresh ginger, peeled and grated
  5. Make ready Daikon - this was about half a big daikon; sliced thinly
  6. Make ready 1 small-medium cucumber, sliced thinly on the diagonal
  7. Take 1-2 heads tatsoi (or pak choi or another green)
  8. Prepare 2-4 red radishes, finely chopped
  9. Make ready 2 spring onions, finely chopped
  10. Get 1-2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
  11. Make ready Firm tofu - pressed and cubed
  12. Prepare For the dressing
  13. Prepare 2 tbsp mirin
  14. Prepare 1 tbsp soy sauce
  15. Make ready 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  16. Prepare 1 tsp sake - optional
  17. Take 2 tsps ume plum seasoning - optional
  18. Prepare Juice of 1/2 small lemon
  19. Prepare 10 shiso leaves

Shiso comes in green or purple leaves with a slightly prickly texture and pointy, jagged edges, and it has a unique and vibrant taste that I could describe as herbaceous and citrusy. Like most leafy herbs, I find it is best used raw, the leaves whole or chiffonaded. The green variety produces more tender and. Add tofu and toss to coat.

Steps to make Warm tofu salad with shiso:
  1. For the dressing: mix on the liquids together. With the shiso leaves, get them into a pile, roll them up and finely chop on the diagonal (chiffonade). You may need to do some additional chopping. Add half of the chopped shiso to the dressing and combine. Save the rest to use as a garnish.
  2. Heat the oil in a shallow pan - medium/high heat. Add the shallots and sauté for a few minutes. Add the garlic and ginger. Sauté for another minute.
  3. Add the cucumber and daikon. Sauté for a minute or so.
  4. Add the tatsoi and sauté for a couple of minutes.
  5. Take off the heat. Stir in some of the dressing and the tofu.
  6. Serve with the spring onion, radishes, sesame seeds and extra chopped shiso leaves on top. Add more dressing. Enjoy 😋

Cover and place in fridge to marinate overnight if possible. The combination of warm Tofu and pickled radish is a true delight. The different aromas and textures harmonize wonderfully and make these two salads my favorite starter or side dish. Serve this warm salad with crunchy breadsticks and a tall glass of iced jasmine tea. I made this salad minus the honey and veggies and with the addition of some minced scallions and roasted shrimp.

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