For this udon noodle salad, broccolini (a hybrid of regular broccoli and Chinese broccoli) is blanched in salted water to get the vegetables crisp-tender while also keeping them bright green and full-flavored. If you make the salad ahead, wait to dress it until just before serving to preserve the broccolini's color.
Veggies were good. Added carrots and green onions. Sauce was lacking something.
Read MorePretty good, and nice for a hot summer evening. I didn't chill anything, but it still was cool and refreshing. My husband loved it, but I think I'd prefer these ingredients as a stir-fry, with less oil and a little cornstarch to thicken. We ate this as a one-dish meal, which means the two of us ate the whole thing. I did cut the oil in the dressing by 1 TB and that was fine, and I substituted a thinly sliced turnip for the radish. Daikon radishes would be preferable here, and I didn't have one in the house..
Read MoreI really loved this salad, especially the baked marinated tofu -- delicious! I added a tablespoon or two of Ginger People brand sweet/spicy ginger-chile-garlic sauce, because I wanted some sweetness in there, and I greatly increased the amount of Sriracha. If I made this again I'd probably decrease the oil a bit.
Read MoreI liked this and will certainly make it again. However, next time I'll experiment with the sauce. As written, it was a bit too oily and a little bland. The radishes struck me as an odd ingredient, but they worked.
Read MoreThis was quite good. The dressing was flavorful and slightly spicy; I will probably add a bit more sriracha the next time I make it. The radish and chopped cashews add a welcome crunchy texture to offset the soft texture of the noodles and tofu. Leftovers heated well in the microwave, although the broccolini's bright green color became dull. I'm not a big fan of radishes, so I will try adding a different, crunchy vegetable the next time. I also plan to follow the suggestion of another reviewer of adding red bell pepper, carrot and green onion.
Read MoreI really liked this! It was my first experience with tofu but I knew I wanted it a little more crunchy. So I baked it for 20 minutes instead of 10 and increased my oven temp to 400 for the last 5 minutes. I did serve this warm instead of cold. I think I would like it just a tad spicier so I will increase the siracha which I was conservative with this first time.
Read MoreVery good salad. Really liked the taste of the baked tofu. I wanted more vegetables - added 1/2 red pepper, cut into thin strips, 1 carrot, cut into matchsticks and 2 chopped green onion.
Read MoreThis was delicious. The sauce was amazing. I sort of accidentally bough banh pho noodles (Thai rice noodles) which were quite sticky but still tasted really good. I will add more radish next time.
Read MoreI didn't care for this at all. It was very bland and I didn't like the fact that the noodles and broccolini were served cold/room temp.
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