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5-min Spicy Cold Silken Tofu

This no-cook silken tofu dish will blow your mind because of its spicy & cooling flavour.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: Chinese, Fusion
Keyword: quick
Servings: 2

Equipment

  • Pan
  • Bowl

Ingredients

  • 300 g silken tofu
  • 1.5 tbsp chopped scallions
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp gochugaru
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp maple syrup
  • 2 tbsp minced cucumbers

Garnish

  • Toasted Sesame Seeds

Instructions

  • Add scallions and gochugaru powder to a bowl.
  • Heat sesame oil on a pan on medium flame for 2-3 minutes. Do not let it burn! Add it to the mixture and let it sizzle.
  • Mix the ingredients. Add soy sauce, vinegar, maple syrup, cucumbers and give it a good mix.
  • Drain the silken tofu in a delicate way so it doesn't break. You can use towels to absorb the excess moisture.
  • Top the silken tofu with the mixture with a spoon (or pour it over).
  • Garnish with sesame seeds.

Notes

  1. For gluten free option, substitute soy sauce with tamari. The rest of the ingredients are naturally gluten free. 
  2. You add more gochugaru depending on your spice tolerance. I used mild spice gochugaru so mine was not as hot. 
  3. You can substitute rice wine vinegar with white vinegar or mirin. 
  4. You can replace scallions with spring onions (both green and the white parts work)