Name: Tofu, Tomato & Shiso Salad (豆腐,トマトと紫蘇のサラダ)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 10 cherry tomatoes, halved; 600 g (1 lb 5 oz) silken tofu, drained and cut into 1 cm (½ inch) slices; 15 g (½ oz) shiso (perilla) leaves, thinly sliced, or coriander (cilantro) leaves; 3 tablespoons Japanese Onion Dressing; 3 cm (1¼ inch) piece of fresh ginger, peeled, cut into thin matchsticks and kept in cold water; 20 g (¾ oz) almonds

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

This is an interesting combination of tomato, tofu, nuts and aromatic herbs. If you don’t have the onion dressing, simply serve the tofu with soy sauce and extra virgin olive oil or Crispy Garlic and Chilli Oil.

Ingredients

Fresh

600 g (1 lb 5 oz) silken tofu, drained and cut into 1 cm (½ inch) slices

Method

Preheat the oven to 170°C (325°F) and toast the almonds until they release their nutty smell. Remove from the oven and leave to cool. When the almonds are cool enough to handle, roughly chop them.

Put the tofu on a serving platter and scatter the almonds, tomatoes, herbs and dr