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Asian slaw with roasted tofu and creamy sesame lime dressing

Yeung Man Cooking · ♥ 358 likes · 7.3K views · 5 min video

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Ingredients
Method
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  • 1 whole green papaya
  • 2–3 limes lime juice
  • 1 tbsp tahini
  • 1 cup cashews
  • 3 cup water
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
Preheat the oven to 395F.
Drying the tofu
  • extra firm tofu
Dry off the extra firm tofu so it gets crispy.
  • olive oil
Toss with olive oil and roast 25 to 30 minutes.
Roasting the tofu
Scoop out the seeds of the green papaya and cut it, careful of fingers near the end.
Preparing the green papaya and cabbage
  • cabbage
Cut the cabbage and gently toss the vegetables together.
  • salt
  • pepper
For the dressing, combine lime juice, tahini, cashews, water, toasted sesame oil, salt and pepper.
Sesame lime dressing and plating
Top the slaw with the crispy tofu and be generous with the dressing.