Forks High Warm Tofu Salad

Ingredients (use vegan versions):

• Mixed lettuce - rocket, baby spinach, cos etc
• Red cabbage, sliced very thin
• Carrot, sliced long and thin
• Mushrooms
• Asparagus, blanched
• Green beans, blanched
• Salad onion
• Green capsicum - grill, peal off skin, slice in strips
• Avocado, snow peas, bean sprouts, or whatever other salad ing.
• 3 heaped tablespoons peanut butter
• 3 teaspoons minced chili or sambal oelek
• 1+1/2 tablespoons vegan brown sugar
• 1+1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/3 cup water
• 3/4 cup coconut cream
• 1 teaspoon chopped lemongrass
• 250g (firm) tofu, chopped into bits approx 2cm x 1cm x 1/2cm
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/2 onion
• Handful of cashews

Directions:

Method: Mix together peanut butter, chili, vegan sugar, soy sauce, water, coconut cream and lemongrass in saucepan. Bring to boil then simmer for a few minutes. Keep warm.

In frypan, heat a little oil and fry garlic and the half onion. Add tofu and a dash of soy sauce. Fry until tofu has browned a little. Add cashews and fry for a minute. Add in the chili/peanut sauce.

Mix salad ingredients together. Put a bed of salad on each plate. Place the tofu saucy mixture on top of salad.

Serve with your forks held high! Delightful!

Serves: 4

Preparation time: 20 mins