This Curried Tofu Salad is easy to make and tastes great by itself, on a bed of lettuce, or in a sandwich.
I have made a few tofu salads on Create Mindfully, probably because I just love tofu so much. First, there was the Tofu Salad that is like a traditional egg salad.
Then, there was the Tarragon Tofu Salad with crunchy cashews and celery. I have also made a Vegan Curry Salad using soy curls, which provide a texture similar to chicken. In that recipe I included apple, celery, and roasted cashews, so if you prefer some of those flavors, you could mix and match with this recipe.
As I have said quite a few times before, I love to challenge myself in the kitchen by only using ingredients on hand. This Curried Tofu Salad was the result of what I had on hand.
In this case that might be a good thing since I didn't want a copycat recipe of my Vegan Curry Salad, which I might have been tempted to do, since I love the ingredients in it. Here, I swapped out the celery for carrots, and included peanuts instead of roasted cashews. I just had to include apple again because of its sweet, tart flavor.
It's too bad that tofu salads are not more photogenic, because they sure are delicious! I figure that even if I would have spread it on some bread, it would still look like a big mushy mess.
Oh well, you'll just have to trust me on how good it is.
Curried Tofu Salad
This vegan curried salad is sweet and savory.
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Curried Tofu Salad
Ingredients
- 15 oz. tofu
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup chopped green onion
- 1/2 cup chopped Granny Smith apple
- 1/2 cup vegan mayo
- 1 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 cup roasted peanuts
- Salt
Instructions
- Slice or crumble tofu in a bowl. Add carrots, dried cranberries, green onion, and apple.
- Mix curry powder and vegan mayo together in a small bowl. Add to tofu mix.
- Add peanuts and salt, and mix thoroughly.
Nutrition
*Note: Nutrition information should be considered an estimate only. Different nutrition calculators give you different result
lindaspiker says
What a beautiful salad!
Willow Moon says
Thanks Linda!
Lara @MommyKazam says
This sounds delicious! Perfect idea for having a veggie option for summer get togethers 🙂
sweetteasweetie (@SweetTSweetie) says
Yum! Great use of curry!
Kari
Willow Moon says
Thanks Kari!
Candy kage says
I now enjoy tofu. Which my hubby would feel the same. This salad looks yummy.
Willow Moon says
I go through the same thing! I really love tofu, but I meet many people who do not. I think if they just saw it as a blank canvas that can take on whatever flavors you introduce to it, they would enjoy it.
Amanda | Maple Alps says
This looks and sounds delicious! I think I may have to try this and take it on a picnic! That's what it kind of reminds me of 🙂
Willow Moon says
Most definitely - or a light lunch.
klauss says
Main ingredients, each separately and all together, it's a bunch of vitamins. And just delicious. But vegan Mayo is what? Yogurt, sour cream?
Willow Moon says
Here are the ingredients from the vegan mayo I use, which is Vegenaise: Expeller-Pressed Canola Oil, Filtered Water, Brown Rice Syrup, Apple Cider Vinegar, Soy Protein, Sea Salt, Mustard Flour, Lemon Juice Concentrate.
Leah says
This sounds fantastic! I love the touch of apple in it, too!
Willow Moon says
Thanks Leah!
Brittany Lockwood says
This salad sounds yummy! I'll have to try it.
Willow Moon says
Thanks Brittany!
Marlynn Jayme Schotland says
I love curried tofu! This one sounds delicious - a perfect fast lunch to make while I'm working from home.
Willow Moon says
You're right - it is a fast easy lunch!