Avocado With Tofu

Chef #293186's Note:

Can't remember how many times I've made this but it's always a favourite with my church friends. Saw this on a Japanese cooking show some years ago.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

• 200 g tofu, compressed and cut into chunks
• 1 cup chopped tomato (chunks)
• 1 avocado, cut into chunks
• 1 -2 dried chili
• 1/4 cup sesame seed oil
• 1/8 cup vinegar
• 1/8 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce

Directions:

1. Put the first 3 ingredients into a big serving bowl.
2. Mix vinegar, sugar and soy sauce in a measuring cup until the sugar dissolves completely.
3. Pour the mixture into the avocado mixture and let sit for 10 minutes.
4. Using a small saucepan, heat the sesame seed oil together with the chilli pepper until it 'smokes'.
5. Remove and pour this over the avocado mixture.

Reviews

[fwiffo]

This is my favorite way to eat fresh tofu! I love this kind of recipe; the flavor is greater than the sum of its parts while nothing seems to get lost. I just do a quick drizzle of the sesame oil ~1.5 tbs. I recently found "Fiery Toasted Sesame Oil" with natural chili flavor in it all ready, making this even easier to throw together. I make the dressing with stevia and use a whole lb of extra firm tofu and two large tomatoes for this amount.

[DezC]

Doesn't look so appetizing with canned diced tomatoes, but the flavors are pow-wow!!

[Annette NC]

YUM!! This was very simple and full of flavor. I brought it to work for lunch and my co-workers helped me devour this. One is making it for dinner tonight. Thanks so much for such a yummy and easy recipe!