Vietnamese Tri-Color Salad
with mango pear smoothies
We first featured this traditional Vietnamese salad in 2016. Paired with a fruit smoothie, it's a colorful and refreshing meal.
Ingredients
- Pears - 1/2 lb , peeled and chopped
- Mangos, frozen cubes - 12 oz (sub fresh mangos peeled and chopped)
- Lime juice - 2 Tbsp
- Coconut water - 1/2 cup
- Tofu, extra-firm - 1 lb , cubed (vaccum-packed preferable)
- Garlic - 2 cloves , minced
- Onions, medium and red - 1/2 , sliced
- Bell peppers, red - 1 , sliced
- Cabbage, Napa - 1 lb , sliced (sub green cabbage)
- Peanuts - 1 oz , crushed
- Carrots, shredded - 8 oz
- Water - 1/2 cup
- Sugar - 1 Tbsp
- Soy sauce, low-sodium - 2 1/2 Tbsp
- Lime juice - 2 Tbsp
- Hot sauce - 1 to 2 tsp
- Mint, fresh - 1 cup , sliced
- Oil, cooking - 2 Tbsp
Prep
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Tofu - If tofu is packaged in water, press out liquid first. Chop into 0.5” / 1.3 cm cubes. (Can be done up to 1 day ahead)
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Garlic / Onions / Bell peppers / Napa cabbage - Prep as directed. Store garlic in one container and combine onions, bell peppers, and cabbage in another. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Peanuts - Place into a Ziploc bag and just pound a few times with the flat side of a meat tenderizer (or other similar object). You can also use a food processor. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Carrots - Grate or shred if not pre-shredded. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Make dressing - Heat up garlic, water, and sugar in a microwave (30 to 60 seconds) or in a small saucepan. Add soy sauce, lime juice, and hot sauce. Stir and season to taste with more sugar, soy sauce, lime juice, or hot sauce. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead)
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Pears / Mint - Prep as directed and store separately.
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Make smoothies - Blend mangos, pears, lime juice, and coconut water in a blender.
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Make
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Heat a nonstick frying pan or skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil and then tofu to heated oil. Saute for ~1 minute. Then add 1/3rd of dressing and saute until golden on the outside, 3 to 5 more minutes. Remove from heat.
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Toss rest of dressing with tofu, onions, bell peppers, cabbage, carrots, mint, and peanuts. Enjoy with smoothies!
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