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Warm Rice & Quinoa Salad with Pan Fried Tofu

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Warm Rice & Quinoa Salad with Pan Fried Tofu is so healthy and delicious. Packed full of red pepper, carrot, courgette & onion which is paired with crispy fried tofu, rice and quinoa, this tasty vegan dish is sure to be a hit!

Warm Rice & Quinoa Salad with Pan Fried Tofu in a bowl with chopsticks

This recipe was inspired by a Savoury Rice Salad in my much loved ‘Entertaining with Cranks’ book. Even though I’m not a vegetarian I have always loved vegetarian food and in some ways find it much more adventurous than cooking with meat.

My Warm Rice & Quinoa Salad with Pan Fried Tofu uses the softer variety of Tofu and not the more rubbery one, therefore after the crispy exterior there is a divinely light soft centre to die for! We are all new to eating tofu and this was our first experience eating it – everyone loved it and the warm salad which was both nutritious and delicious.

Warm Rice & Quinoa Salad with Pan Fried Tofu in a bowl with chopsticks

I’d be interested to find out what you do with your tofu as it’s a food I have yet to fully explore! I did however make a very lush Blackberry Tofu Brulee recently which again went down a storm!

For some more inspiring vegetarian salad ideas you might like to check out:

  • Maple Tofu Skewers with Papaya Salsa
  • Teriyaki Tofu Stir-fry
  • Warm Dressed Noodle Salad
  • Tea Smoked Tofu Gado-Gado (Indonesian Peanut Sauce Vegetable Salad
  • Egg Noodles with Purple Broccoli and Grilled Tofu.

I am entering my Warm Rice & Quinoa Salad with Pan Fried Tofu into Extra Veg a blog challenge run by Helen and Michelle and hosted by Emily this month.

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Warm Rice & Quinoa Salad with Pan Fried Tofu in a bowl with chopsticks

Disclaimer: I won the Clearspring Tofu in a Twitter competition and received the other Clearspring products as samples.

Warm Rice & Quinoa Salad with Pan Fried Tofu in a bowl with chopsticks
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Warm Rice & Quinoa Salad with Pan Fried Tofu

A delicious warm salad or long grain brown rice with quinoa, grated courgette, carrot and red pepper topped with crispy pan fried tofu for a light and delicious vegetarian meal.
Course Main
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword healthy, tofu, vegan
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 250 g Quick Cook Rice & Quinoa I used Clearspring or a mixture of long grain brown rice & red quinoa
  • 2 Medium Onions finely sliced
  • 2 tbsp Rapeseed oil + extra
  • 2 tbsp Soya Sauce I used Clearspring Tamari
  • 1 Small courgette grated or make matchsticks with a mandolin
  • 1 Carrot grated
  • 1 Red pepper finely chopped
  • 1 300 g Block of Tofu I used Clearspring firm & silken which is actually soft
  • Salt flakes & freshly ground pepper

Instructions

  • Slice the tofu into 8 pieces (or more if wished).
  • Put on a plate lined with folded kitchen paper and pat dry the tofu with lots more kitchen paper.
  • Once dry, put in a large dish and scatter with salt flakes then gently pour in enough boiling water to cover and leave for a minute. (This will firm up the tofu slightly and extract more moisture).
  • Drain the tofu, pat dry again with more kitchen paper and set aside.
  • Boil the rice and quinoa according to instructions and then drain.
  • Meanwhile fry the onions in 2 tbsp oil until golden.
  • Add the rice to the pan along with the freshly ground pepper and soya sauce, leave to one side.
  • In a large frying pan or wok add enough oil to coat the bottom and then fry the tofu on both sides until golden (it may break as it’s very fragile).
  • Put the fried tofu onto kitchen paper to drain.
  • Add the courgette, carrot and red pepper to the rice mixture and mix thoroughly.
  • Place into 4 bowls and top with the fried tofu.
  • Serve with an extra splash of soya sauce if wished.

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  1. Mayuri Patel

    15/04/2020 at 5:40 pm

    That is a fantastic meal Camilla, filling and healthy. Love how beautifully you’ve pan fried the tofu. Whenever I get tofu I usually use it in stir fries. Love this salad, bookmarking it.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/04/2020 at 10:30 pm

      Thank you so much Mayuri, it is a fabulous dish:-)

      Reply
  2. Amy Fidler

    07/04/2017 at 8:02 am

    A nice light lunch recipe x

    Reply
  3. Jayne Sullivan

    07/03/2017 at 8:52 pm

    This looks so tasty. A recipe I will have to have a go at making.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/03/2017 at 9:35 pm

      Thanks Jayne, it is lush:-)

      Reply
  4. Amy Fidler

    27/02/2017 at 7:48 am

    I used to be a vegetarian,so i’ll love this xx

    Reply
  5. Lisa Williams

    06/01/2016 at 2:23 pm

    This looks so delish I adore crispy tofu so anything with that in is a winner in my book 🙂

    Reply
  6. Ninjacat

    15/08/2015 at 10:46 pm

    This looks divine ~ I’ve never tried tofu and looking at this I’m going to have to.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/08/2015 at 10:50 pm

      Thanks Claire I’d never had it either but fried like this it was just divine, everyone loved it:-)

      Reply
  7. Paul Wilson

    20/05/2015 at 9:38 pm

    I’ve been trying quinoa, makes a nice change from rice/pasta.

    Reply
  8. Maya Russell

    18/05/2015 at 9:40 am

    I really like this recipe and the pan fried tofu idea. I have never had tofu and I’m interested to know what it tastes like.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      18/05/2015 at 10:15 pm

      Maya it really doesn’t taste of anything but when fried it has such a lovely crispy texture and absorbs other flavours well:-)

      Reply
  9. tiggerific1973

    17/04/2015 at 3:30 pm

    I love quinoa but still never tried pan fried tofu, next on my list 🙂

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