Thai Rice Noodle and Marinated Tofu Salad

Name: Thai Rice Noodle and Marinated Tofu Salad
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 head of pak choi; the green leaves from a bunch of scallions (6); 1/2 head of radicchio; 1 small cucumber; 500g firm tofu; 3 tbsp tamari; 1 bunch of fresh coriander; 200g rice noodles; pinch of salt; 1 cm cube of fresh ginger grated; 1 large fresh chilli; zest and juice of 1 lime; 5 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 6 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; 3 tbsp tamari

8 steps

Cook:30min

This is a really fresh salad that works well as a dinner or lunch. It takes a little longer than some of the other salads to make but it is well worth the effort. The radicchio makes this salad jump out of the bowl in terms of the contrasting colours of the purple and the greens. Serves 4 | Takes 30 mins to make |Max low FODMAP portion: 2 portions or around ½ of this recipe

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:09:25 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories580.6 kcal (29%)

Total Fat30.1 g (43%)

Carbs58.2 g (22%)

Sugars9.9 g (11%)

Protein21.7 g (43%)

Sodium1012.8 mg (51%)

Fiber5.1 g (18%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 headpak choi

scallions

the green leaves from

0.5 headradicchio

1cucumber

small

500gfirm tofu

3 Tbsptamari

1 bunchfresh coriander

200grice noodles

salt

For the dressing

5 Tbsprice wine vinegar

2 Tbspmaple syrup

6 Tbspolive oil

2 Tbspsesame seeds

3 Tbsptamari

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 170C

Step 2

Chop the tofu into small cubes. In a bowl, marinate the tofu cubes in 3 tbsp tamari and 2 tbsp maple syrup and leave sit for 5 minutes.

Step 3

Transfer to a baking tray and bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven.

Step 4

Bring a large pot of water to boil, add a pinch of salt, add rice noodles and cook as per instructions on back of pack, should be soft but not sticky. Strain and cool under running water to stop them sticking together.

Step 5

Mix the dressing in a bowl, the zest and juice of lime, chilli, rice vinegar, grated ginger, remaining 2 tbsp maple and the tamari, and mix together.

Step 6

In a large bowl, put the noodles and pour the dressing over the noodles tossing them through it so that well mixed through.

Step 7

Finely chop the cucumber, pak choi, scallions, radicchio and coriander and add to the dressed noodles along with the tofu and mix well through.

Step 8

Sprinkle over some sesame seeds before serving.