Asian Salad With Fried Tofu

This is a delicious Asian-style salad that is made of raw mixed vegetables, fried crispy tofu and easy Miso paste dressing. It's perfect for a quick and easy lunch and it can be served as a big side dish as well. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and enjoy on sunny days as a light lunch, inspied with the Asian cuisine!

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Course: Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: Asian, Korean, Thai

Keyword: crispy tofu, dressing, fried tofu, glutenfree, kale, lunch, miso, miso paste, sesame seeds

Prep Time: 35

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 50

Servings: people

Calories: 482kcal

Ingredients

To make salad:

1 block firm (hard) tofu cubed
1/4 cup peanut oil
3 cups kale shredded, stems removed
2 carrots juviliened or spiralized
1 avocado diced
1 bunch spring onion (scallions) chopped
1 red capsicum (pepper) diced or sliced
white sesame seeds to garnish

To make Miso dressing:

2 tbsp white (light, yellow) Miso paste
1/4 cup rice white vinegar
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp tamari sauce
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp ginger paste
2 tbsp olive oil preferably virgin

Instructions

Place a block of tofu in a tofu press for 15-20 minutes or until all excess liquid is gone. Alternatively, if you don't have a tofu press, wrap a tofu block in a paper towel and place it under something heavy, for example couple of books or a blender.
Place kale, carrots, avocado, spring onions, and capsicum in a large bowl and mix.
In another bowl, prepare the Miso dressing by mixing all the ingredients for the dressing together. Set aside.
Heat peanut oil in a frying pan and add tofu cubes. Fry them from each side, around 1 minute. Add fried tofu to the mix vegetables.
Divide the salad into 2-3 bowls. Drizzle with prepared Miso dressing and stir. Sprinkle with white sesame seeds.
Serve immediately!

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