Warm tofu salad with shiso

Name: Warm tofu salad with shiso
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil/ neutral oil; 1-2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped; 1 clove garlic, peeled and crushed; 2 cm chunk fresh ginger, peeled and grated; Daikon - this was about half a big daikon; sliced thinly; 1 small-medium cucumber, sliced thinly on the diagonal; 1-2 heads tatsoi (or pak choi or another green); 2-4 red radishes, finely chopped; 2 spring onions, finely chopped; 1-2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted; Firm tofu - pressed and cubed; 2 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil; 1 tsp sake - optional; 2 tsps ume plum seasoning - optional; Juice of 1/2 small lemon; 10 shiso leaves

Alessandra @alessa

Crunchy, refreshing salad - perfect on its own or with soba.
It can be made prettier by layering up the vegetables but just threw them all in today 😁

Alessandra @alessa

Crunchy, refreshing salad - perfect on its own or with soba.
It can be made prettier by layering up the vegetables but just threw them all in today 😁

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Ingredients

2 servings

1 tbspolive oil/ neutral oil
1-2shallots, peeled and finely chopped
1 clovegarlic, peeled and crushed
2 cmchunk fresh ginger, peeled and grated
Daikon - this was about half a big daikon; sliced thinly
1small-medium cucumber, sliced thinly on the diagonal
1-2 headstatsoi (or pak choi or another green)
2-4red radishes, finely chopped
2spring onions, finely chopped
1-2 tbspsesame seeds, toasted
Firm tofu - pressed and cubed
For the dressing
2 tbspmirin
1 tbspsoy sauce
1 tbsptoasted sesame oil
1 tspsake - optional
2tsps ume plum seasoning - optional
Juice of 1/2 small lemon
10shiso leaves

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Steps

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 😋