Tofu Avocado Salad: 10 Min Recipe! - The Woks of Life (2025)

FAQs

Why should avocado not be added to a salad until immediately before serving? ›

Avocados can brown when exposed to the air, so let them be the last ingredient you add before serving to help keep them green for your presentation.

How long will this recipe keep? Your leftover vegan egg salad will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 5 days, but it's best eaten within the first 3 days! It will start to get a little weepy after that, with the salt drawing the moisture out of the fresh ingredients.

Bring this to a gentle simmer over medium-high heat. Then reduce the heat to low or medium-low to keep the simmer nice and gentle. (If it boils too vigorously it can start to make your tofu fall apart.) It usually takes about 5-8 minutes to heat through.

With avocados being labeled “the new blood diamond” due to their unsustainability and threat to human rights (at least for the time being), a consumer boycott of the fruit would seem to be an obvious response. Indeed, many chefs have scratched avocados right off their menus.

Starting your day with a heavy, fat-rich meal like avocado toast could lead to an unbalanced intake of nutrients. This imbalance might affect energy levels throughout the day, as meals high in fat can cause sluggishness and hinder cognitive function.

Similarly, the American Cancer Society sees no dangers from eating soy. "For the vast majority of people, it should be reasonable to incorporate tofu in their daily diet without any issues," Sun said.

Tofu, a soy-based product, should be handled like a perishable dairy product and should be safe for a week in the refrigerator. If not used during that time, it can be safely frozen.

However, you can destroy lectins by heating. Tofu is made from cooked soy milk, as described above, and therefore no longer contains lectins. So eating tofu raw simply means that you're using and eating it without further heating – and that's perfectly safe.

Just as blanching vegetables not only cooks but seasons them, too, blanching tofu brings out its best texture and flavor. And it only takes a minute to accomplish these results. The quickest dunk in salty, simmering water relaxes the protein into its happiest mood—warm, supple, and creamy, like fresh mozzarella cheese.

Wrap the block of tofu in a clean tea towel then put it on a large plate with a lip. Put something heavy such as a frying pan on top, weight it down further with cans and jars, and leave for 30 mins. The tofu will be about two-thirds its original thickness, and up to 100ml water will have been removed.

How to make tofu really freaking delicious? ›

Coat it in garlic, black pepper, salt (plus more of your favourite seasonings), liquid aminos and some olive oil. Then mix it into some cornstarch and toss it all together, then bake for about 20 minutes. Cornstarch also helps to draw out excess moisture so it really gets the tofu crispy.

A cut avocado can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 1-2 days. To extend its freshness, minimize air exposure by using plastic wrap, an airtight container, or brushing the exposed flesh with lemon juice or you can also use olive oil.

Storing Avocado Salad

Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for a day, though you may notice some browning on the avocado. To make the salad ahead of time, leave out the avocados (don't cut them yet) and store them in an airtight container for a couple of days.

Sprinkle the exposed flesh with lemon or lime juice and tightly cover it with clear plastic wrap. The leftover avocado half can be stored in your refrigerator for up to 3 days depending on the level of ripeness. When you're ready to eat, simply scrape away and discard a thin layer of the brown pulp and enjoy the rest.