Sesame noodles with tofu

Sesame noodles with tofu

Give tofu a go with this low-fat, filling recipe with an Asian influence

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Easily doubled

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 2 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Low in saturated fat

Method

  1. Cut the tofu into 12 pieces and mix with 1 tbsp of soy sauce and 1 tsp of sesame oil. Heat the remaining oil in a wok, then stir-fry the vegetables, garlic and ginger for 2 mins until the vegetables are starting to wilt. Drizzle with 2 tbsp water, then stir-fry for another min.
  2. Add the noodles, sesame seeds and soy sauce from the marinated tofu, then stir-fry for 2 mins. Now add the tofu, splash over the remaining soy sauce, then cover with a lid or baking sheet. Leave for 1 min so that the tofu heats through, then gently mix into the rest of the stir-fry.
  3. Lift the noodles and tofu into bowls and splash over a little more soy sauce and sesame oil to serve, if you like.
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Giving tofu flavour

Tofu is often deep-fried to give it more flavour, but marinating it is a good way to add flavour without the fat. Sesame oil adds delicious nutty depth to stir-fries and it's well worth the investment as a little goes a long way.

Per serving

531 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 74g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 5g, salt 3.35 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2007.

Taste team comment

'I'm not keen on tofu, but loved the nutty taste of the sauce with the flavours of the sesame, chilli and ginger working well.'

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    Quick and easy to make. Tastes great too. Ideal mid week recipe.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Easily doubled

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 2 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Low in saturated fat

Filling vegetarian dish

Ingredients

  • 250g pack firm tofu , drained (we used Cauldron)
  • 2 tbsp reduced-salt soy sauce , plus extra to serve (optional)
  • 300g green veg (we used mange tout and halved bok choi)
  • 1 garlic clove , sliced
  • small knob of ginger , peeled and shredded
  • 300g pack straight-to-wok egg noodles (or use 2 sheets medium dried egg noodles and follow pack instructions)
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
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531 kcalories, protein 27g, carbohydrate 74g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 5g, salt 3.35 g

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