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Bang bang tofu salad

Published: 20 Jun 19
Updated: 18 Mar 24

This fill-you-up salad is gluten-free, vegan and jam-packed with tasty Asian flavours. The bang bang sauce is made with peanut butter, sweet chilli and sesame oil – you’ll go nutty for it.

Prefer something a little meatier? Give our bang bang chicken salad a go.

Easy
May 2019

Test kitchen approved

Serves 4
Hands-on time 30 min

This fill-you-up salad is gluten-free, vegan and jam-packed with tasty Asian flavours. The bang bang sauce is made with peanut butter, sweet chilli and sesame oil – you’ll go nutty for it.

Prefer something a little meatier? Give our bang bang chicken salad a go.

Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 497kcals
Fat: 21.4g (3.8g saturated)
Protein: 25.1g
Carbohydrates: 47.2g (9.5g sugars)
Fibre: 7.4g
Salt: 1.1g

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Ingredients

1 thinly sliced red onion
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
A pinch each of caster sugar and salt
170g sushi rice
300g tenderstem broccoli
1 tbsp vegetable oil
2 x 225g blocks of extra-firm smoked tofu (we like The Tofoo Co, from Waitrose, Tesco and Co-op)
50g smooth peanut butter
25g gluten-free sweet chilli sauce
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp tamari soy sauce
2 tsp rice vinegar
1 tsp mirin
1 tsp black sesame seeds
Pinch of chilli flakes, to serve

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Method

Put the red onion in a small bowl with the red wine vinegar and a pinch each of caster sugar and salt. Set aside for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the sushi rice according to the pack instructions. Bring a pan of water to the boil and cook the tenderstem broccoli for 3 minutes, then drain and refresh in a bowl of iced water.
Heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Pat dry the tofu, then fry for 3-4 minutes on each side until lightly golden and crisp. Slice into finger-thick strips.
Make the bang bang sauce by mixing together the peanut butter, sweet chilli sauce, sesame oil and tamari soy sauce. Taste and adjust the seasoning with a pinch of chilli flakes or some extra tamari and loosen with a splash of water, if needed.

Mix together the rice vinegar and mirin, then stir gently into the cooked rice along with a pinch of salt. Spread the rice over a platter, then top with the cooked broccoli and sliced fried tofu. Drain the red onion and add it to the platter. Drizzle with the peanut sauce, then sprinkle with 1 tsp black sesame seeds and a pinch of chilli flakes.