Soppy Mess This was an awful recipe. Very watery and not flavorful. I added my own sauce and it still tasted like cardboard. Pros: None Cons: Thin Sauce no flavor
Excellent easy and versatile I have made this many times both for my family as well as to share at gatherings. It got rave reviews. At the gatherings I was asked for the recipe. I did leave out the lettuce once and chopped everything up fine then rolled in rice paper to make spring rolls. Wow. This is how I prepare it now. I do make my own Chinese 5 spice seasoned baked tofu instead of store bought.
This isn't vegetarian This meal isn't vegetarian. Didn't someone notice FISH SAUCE???
Light and delicious! I made this recipe without the rice noodles just tofu and vegetables. I substituted zucchini for carrots because my husband is allergic. Like other reviewers mentioned I only used a couple of spoons of water (1/4 cup is way too much) and I also added a few drops of sesame oil and rice vinegar to the dressing. I also marinaded the tofu and sauteed for a couple of minutes. The dressing was amazing and lightly coated the vegetables and tofu. Red pepper flakes added a slight kick. My husband loved this dish and I will definitely be making it again! Pros: Easy Quick Low calorie
This was very good. I made it with oyster sauce since that's what I had on hand so it affected the flavor of mine somewhat. But I would recommend using slightly less water for the sauce than called for in the recipe and a bit more fish or oyster sauce to kick up the flavor. Otherwise this was really fresh and delicious. I will definitely make it again.
I made this as written and was disappointed. Perhaps if I had heeded other reviewers' suggestions to use less water and/or add some hoisin it would have been better. As it was I found the dressing to be very thin and other than a little heat from the red pepper flakes it didn't seem to have much flavor at all. I also found the mixture to be chewier than I was expecting perhaps from the baked tofu. Although I'm sure it was healthy--hence the two stars--overall I just did not enjoy it and will not be keeping this recipe to try again.
Adjusted an was great I took this to a social gathering and it was a hit. I adjusted the following: Less water added a bit of sesame oil and rice vinegar...even before reading that another reviewer did this. I tore the lettuce and mixed it in to serve it as a salad...yum. Oh and I had chopped peanuts to sprinkle on top. Pros: herby and fresh Cons: too much water
I ditched the lettuce and just ate it as a noodle dish. It was delicious although I didn't like the spice from the pepper flakes so I would leave that out next time. I mixed the leftovers with extra hoisin sauce to add more flavor.
