Korean-style Glazed Tofu & Miso Noodle Salad

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Vegan High protein Low sat fat

Korean-style Glazed Tofu & Miso Noodle Salad

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 25 mins
Cuisine: Asian
Food group: Vegan

A Korean-inspired salad, starring golden nuggets of tofu in a sticky-sweet sauce. For the base? Brown rice noodles, tossed with a garlic-miso dressing. Add crunchy cucumbers and spring onions for veggies, then finish with sesame seeds and a squeeze of fresh lime.

Cooking Instructions

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Before you start

  • Bring a large saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
  • Pull out a sieve, a large bowl & a medium frying pan

Time to noodle

  • Add the noodles to the saucepan, gently separate with a fork and boil for 3-4 mins, until cooked. Drain, then rinse under cold water and set aside

Make the dressing

  • Finely chop or crush the garlic. Halve the lime
  • In the large bowl, combine the tamari, garlic, miso paste, juice from half the lime and 1 tsp oil. Season with a pinch of salt

Build the salad

  • Trim the pak choi and separate the leaves, then thinly slice the stalks and roughly chop the leaves
  • Quarter the cucumber lengthways, then thinly slice diagonally. Finely slice the spring onion. Pick the coriander leaves from the stalks
  • Add all to the dressing bowl and toss to coat

Golden tofu

  • Drain the tofu, pat dry with paper towel and cut into 3cm cubes
  • Heat the medium frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium heat. Once hot, add the tofu and cook for 5-6 mins, turning occasionally, until crisp and golden
  • Add the gochujang and turn to glaze the tofu. Cook for 1-2 mins, until the glaze thickens slightly, then remove from the heat

Toss & plate up

  • Add the cooked noodles into the salad bowl and toss to combine
  • Serve the noodle salad between plates, topped with the tofu. Sprinkle over the sesame seeds. Serve with the remaining lime, cut into wedges

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