Name: Sesame Toasts
Yield: Makes 8 pieces
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: Oil, for frying; 1 tbsp sesame seeds; 1 tbsp aonori (see recipe intro); 1 tbsp aquafaba – from a tin of cannellini beans or chickpeas; 140 g silken tofu; 1 tbsp plain flour; A pinch of salt and a good grind of pepper; 2 slices of white bread; A splash of lemon juice

Preparation info

Makes
8 pieces

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Vegan(ish)

By Jack Monroe

Published 2019

About

A must-have on my dinner table when I fancy a Chinese-style ‘fakeaway’, I tried many different iterations to make these as delicious as their prawn counterparts. I settled on this recipe; they are crisp, moreish, and a hit with my vegan and omnivorous friends alike.

Ingredients

140 g silken tofu
1 tbsp aquafaba – from a tin of cannellini beans or chickpeas

Method

First weigh the silken tofu into a small bowl. Measure in the aquafaba, flour and a splash of lemon juice, and mix well with a fork to combine it all together. Add the aonori – this lends the fishy flavour – and salt and pepper, and mix again.
Spread the mixture on both slices of bread, a few millimetres thick. Scatter sesame seeds across the surface and press

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