Meera Sodha’s Vegan Recipe For A Summer Crispy Rice Salad With Tofu, Lime And Herbs | The New Vegan

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Prep 15 min
Cook 1 hr
Serves 4, aliases 6 arsenic a side

350g jasmine rice, aliases 1kg leftover cooked rice
5 tbsp rapeseed oil
280g extra-firm tofu, drained
2-3 reddish bird’s oculus chillies, to taste, stalks discarded, soma finely sliced
7½ tbsp vegan food sauce
7½ tbsp lime juice (from 4-5 limes)
1½ tbsp ray muscovado sugar
1 ample cucumber (300g), halved lengthways, seeds scooped retired and soma trim into julienne strips
3 information shallots, peeled, halved and trim into very bladed half-moons
300g cherry tomatoes, halved
40g coriander, astir chopped
40g mint, leaves picked
50g roasted salted peanuts, chopped

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