Fragrant Tofu and Vegetable Soup

One of the most refreshing and healthy soups, this fragrant dish would make an ideal light lunch or supper.

Serves 2-3

Ingredients

2 tbsp sesame oil

100g firm tofu cut in cube size

1 vegetable stock cube

2 tsp chili flakes

1 kaffir lime leaf thinly sliced

1 onion chopped

2 tbsp garlic ginger paste

2 fresh red chilli, chopped

1 lemon grass stalk finely chopped

6 shitake mushrooms thinly sliced

2 spring onion chopped

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp lime juice

1 tbsp sugar

Salt and pepper to taste

Method

Sauté tofu, by heating oil in a pan, add tofu, mushroom and soy sauce. Stir occasionally until tofu is golden. Set them aside.

In the same pan stir fry garlic ginger, onion by adding oil. After 2 minutes add vegetable stock cube, 1 bowl of water, lime leaf, lemon grass, soy sauce, sugar and chopped red chili, simmer for 5-10 minutes.

When soup is boiling add chilli flakes, lime juice, salt and pepper to taste. Turn off the heat and add tofu and mushrooms.

Serve in bowls garnish with spring onion.