Vietnamese style roll with tofu

At a glance

Preparation time: 14 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Serves: 1

Ingredients

• 90g hard tofu (about ½ cup)
• ½ carrot
• ¼ Lebanese cucumber
• 1 spring onion
• 1 fresh chilli (optional)
• 1 wholemeal long roll or 15cm length of bread stick (wholemeal if available)
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce (salt reduced if available)
• 1 teaspoon peanut butter (no added salt if available)
• 1 teaspoon sweet chilli sauce
• 2 stalks fresh coriander, leaves only
• 2 stalks fresh mint, leaves only
• ¼ lime (optional)

Steps

1. Drain the tofu, place on a chopping board and cut into 2 to 3cm thick slices. Lay slices of tofu on a plate or bowl and pour over soy sauce to marinate.
2. Grate the carrot into a bowl, slice the cucumber.
3. Remove coriander leaves and mint leaves from stems.
4. Cut the lime into quarters if using.
5. If using chilli, chop the chilli into small pieces or slices.
6. Cut roll in half and spread peanut butter on one side and sweet chilli sauce on the other.
7. Lay tofu on the bottom half of the roll and layer the cucumber slices, grated carrot and spring onion.
8. Add coriander and mint leaves. Add a squeeze of lime juice and chilli, if using.

Watch how to make it

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