Asian-Style Tofu and Cucumber Noodles

a tasty dish bursting with flavour from the bbc

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Serves: 2-4

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons soy sauce
• 1  inch gingerroot, peeled and shredded
• 1  lime, 1/2 juiced, 1/2 cut into wedges
• 250  g firm tofu, drained
• 2  sheets  medium egg noodles
• 1  teaspoon  vegetable oil
• 1⁄2 cucumber, peeled into ribbon
• 1  tablespoon  toasted peanuts, crushed

Directions

1. Mix the soy sauce, ginger and lime juice in a dish, then add the drained and pressed tofu. Leave to marinate for 5 mins or longer if you are new to tofu, turning once. Boil the noodles for 4 mins, or according to pack instructions, then drain and cool.
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.
3. To serve, mix the noodles, chilli, cucumber, tofu and the marinade in a bowl. Toss, then serve with lime wedges and peanuts.