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Smacked cucumber & silken tofu salad
Chilled smacked cucumbers and cold silken tofu under a sesame-soy dressing.
Ingredients
Servings 2
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Method
- Step 1
Salt the smacked cucumber 5 minutes; drain.
- Step 2
Whisk soy, vinegar, sesame oil and maple.
- Step 3
Plate cold tofu and cucumber; pour over the dressing.
- Step 4
Finish with sesame, spring onion, and chilli only if wanted.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 180 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 11g |
| Carbohydrates | 10g |
| – of which sugars | 7g |
| Fibre | 2g |
| Fat | 11g |
| – of which saturates | 1.5g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.4g |
| Calcium | 180mg |
| Iron | 2mg |
| Salt | 1.4g |
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