Thai Rice Noodle Salad with Tofu Served Cold Recipe
This light salad with rice noodles and crunchy vegetables is a Thai answer to European pasta salad. It’s fresh, slightly spicy and tastes great cold – perfect for a work lunchbox or a summer meal when you don’t feel like spending much time in the kitchen.
Thailand
Difficulty: Easy
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Lunch
🍽️
Dinner
🍿
Snack
🎉
Party
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Medium spicy
Sweet
Sour
Salty
Fresh
Spicy
Nutty
Crunchy
Prep Time
25 min
Cook Time
10 min
Total Time
35 min
Servings
3
Ingredients
- rice noodles ryżowy cienki (nitki) - 150 g
- plain tofu - 200 g
- carrot - 1 pieces
- fresh cucumber - 0.5 pieces
- bell pepper czerwona - 0.5 pieces
- chives or spring onion - 3 tablespoon
- unsalted peanuts - 3 tablespoon
- oil roślinny do smażenia - 1.5 tablespoon
- soy sauce sojowy - 2 tablespoon
- lime juice - 2.5 tablespoon
- sugar trzcinowy lub miód - 1 tablespoon
- garlic - 1 clove
- fresh or dried chili pepper - 0.5 pieces
- sesame oil sezamowy (opcjonalnie) - 1 teaspoon
- fresh coriander or mint - 2 tablespoon
Main Ingredient:
tofu
Preparation
- Pour boiling water over the rice noodles in a large bowl so they are completely covered. Leave for 5–7 minutes (or according to the package instructions), until softened but still springy. Drain, rinse with cold water and drain very well.
- Pat the tofu dry with paper towels and cut into cubes about 1.5 cm. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Fry the tofu for 6–8 minutes, turning occasionally, until golden and slightly crispy on all sides. Set aside to cool.
- Grate the carrot on a coarse grater or cut into thin matchsticks. Halve the cucumber lengthwise, scoop out the soft, seedy centre with a teaspoon and cut the rest into thin strips. Cut the bell pepper into thin strips and chop the chives.
- Prepare the dressing: in a small bowl mix the soy sauce, lime juice, sugar or honey, chopped garlic, chili and sesame oil. Stir until the sugar dissolves.
- In a large bowl combine the rice noodles, carrot, cucumber, bell pepper, chives and fried tofu. Pour over the dressing and mix thoroughly with your hands or tongs so the noodles are well coated.
- Finally, add the chopped peanuts and fresh coriander or mint. Gently toss. Taste and, if needed, season with a little extra lime juice or soy sauce.
- Serve the salad slightly chilled or at room temperature. Just before serving, you can sprinkle over a few more peanuts for extra crunch.
Storage
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Marek, Site owner
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