I thought this salad was exceptionally delicious and healthy. I recommend pressing the entire tofu block for at least 20 minutes before to remove excess water in the tofu (I place the tofu on a plate and put some weight on top -- like another plate with a bag of beans on top -- and then pour off the liquid once it builds up). I think the pressed tofu is able to capture the marinade better and just tastes nicer. Great recipe!
Loved it! Colorful, crunchy, tasty. Healthy too. I added extra peanuts because I like them a lot, but in fact the recommended amount would have been better. Might try a bit of cilantro or a dash of lime juice next time.
Thanks for the recipe.
This recipe obeys the 4 flavors in Thai food: sweet, salty, sour, hot. Nice. It also has great textures. Many reviewers suggested pressing tofu before use. I agree but went one step further. Since the tofu is not to be cooked and there's a raw, beany taste to uncooked tofu, I microwaved the tofu on LOW for a few minutes until it was very hot throughout before pressing and draining. I also subbed garlic powder for the crushed garlic b/c I'm not crazy about a strong raw garlic taste, and I put the shredded cabbage aside to be used as a bed under the marinated ingredients. Really enjoyed the resulting almost no-cook summer dish.
What do you mean the "leftovers"...there were none! Absolutely amazed that this turned out so well as I usually shy away from using tofu...impressed at how easy and quick it was to prepare; for something so quick the outcome was incredible- stunning colours /a fresh and fruity taste(with a kick due to my peanuts!!). I could not get sweet chili sauce so used a chinese plum sauce. I substituted green beans for snowpeas and also added 3 colours of peppers (capsicums) for their sweet taste, great colours and crunchy texture. Finally, instead of regular peanuts I used a "mexican botana" flavoured variety, which added an amazing kick of lime and chile (I suggest adding lime if you are using regular peanuts). The best accolade was that my husband couldnt get enough of it and insists I make it again!
I really enjoy the flavours and texture of this dish, but find the ingredients a bit out of balance. As written, I find it heavy on tofu, and a bit short on marinade and snow-peas. I'd recommend doubling the snow-peas, and (for me) halving the tofu. If you keep the tofu quantity as written, I'd recommend doing perhaps an extra 50% marinade - depends a bit on how finely you cube the tofu, and whether you'd like a little extra marinade to get anywhere near the veggies, or not. Anyway, in principle, it's great! I shall keep experimenting!
this was ok as written. i made it a second time and made these changes. first i used chicken instead of tofu sugar peas instead of snap peas used 4 baby carrots as i had no other ones in the house and doubled the red cabbage. i cooked the chicken in the marinated sauce then stirred all together in a large bowl and served over angel hair pasta also added soya sauce. yum
I'm not one for tofu usually but this salad was really good and even better the next day once you let all of the veggies absorb the dressing. Made a few changes: we added in a bit of sea salt and left the snow peas raw which I think makes it even better. They're crunchier that way. The recipe can easily be doubled and next time I think we'll take it on a picnic. Thanks for the submission!
REALLY really delicious!! One thing I will change next time: double the liquid ingredients in the marinade. Otherwise you've got a pretty dry salad there.
This was delicious and I will make it again. Important to note is that I pressed the tofu between a towel to get excess water off (for about 30 minutes).... it helps the tofu absorb more flavor. Also important is that I doubled the sauce because otherwise there simply is NOT enough sauce for the salad. I didn't have peanuts I used chopped cashews. Next time I might try to reduce the amount of sesame oil a little for health reasons. Overall a yummy recipe that deserves 5 stars for taste.
