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Asian-style tofu & cucumber noodles

Tofu & cucumber noodles

Name: Tofu & cucumber noodles
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 2 tbsp soy sauce; knob root ginger peeled and shredded; 1 lime ½ juiced, ½ cut into wedges; 250g pack firm tofu drained; 2 sheets medium egg noodles; 1 tsp vegetable or sunflower oil; 1⁄2 cucumber peeled into ribbons; 1 tbsp toasted peanut crushed; 1 fat red chilli deseeded and finely sliced

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Serves 2 - 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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Noodles and tofu make this veggie dish a filling supper, while the chilli and peanuts give lots of flavour

Easily doubled

Easily halved

Freezable

Healthy

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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2 tbsp soy sauce
knob root ginger

peeled and shredded
1 lime

½ juiced, ½ cut into wedges
250g pack firm tofu

drained
2 sheets medium egg noodles
1 tsp vegetable or sunflower oil
1⁄2 cucumber

peeled into ribbons
1 tbsp toasted peanut

crushed
1 fat red chilli

deseeded and finely sliced

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Nutrition: per serving (4)

kcal179
fat6g

low
saturates1g
carbs24g
sugars2g
fibre1g
protein10g
salt1.8g

Method

step 1

Mix the soy sauce, ginger and lime juice in a dish, then add the tofu. Leave to marinate for 5 mins, turning once. Boil the noodles for 4 mins, or according to pack instructions, then drain and cool.
step 2

Dry the tofu on kitchen paper. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan, then fry tofu for 3 mins on each side until golden. Cut into cubes.
step 3

To serve, mix the noodles, chilli, cucumber, tofu and the marinade in a bowl. Toss, then serve with lime wedges and peanuts.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2007

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