This fresh and zesty salad loaded with mango, avocado, cherry tomatoes and topped with pan fried tofu is a delicious healthy lunch option. Looking to expand your culinary repertoire? Try Easy Mango Salsa Recipe for a delightful burst of fruity goodness to accompany any dish.

Two bowls of colourful salad on a marble benchtop

Ingredients You’ll Need

This salad is a breeze to pull together – just chop, toss, and dress. Grab all the exact measurements in the recipe card at the bottom.

Extra-firm tofu
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
Mango
Avocado
Red cabbage
Cherry tomatoes
Fresh coriander
Baby spinach
Red onion
Lime
Raw sugar
Chilli flakes (optional)

Instructions

Follow along with this step-by-step guide to make your Zesty Mango, Avo & Tofu Salad. You’ll find all the exact times, temperatures, and measurements in the recipe card below.

Golden tofu cubes sizzling in a pan, lightly seasoned with cracked black pepper and salt.

Step one: Cube the tofu, season with salt and pepper, and pan-fry in olive oil until golden all over. Drain on paper towel.

Cubed mango held in hand above a board, with finely sliced purple cabbage being chopped below.

Step two: Dice mango and avocado, thinly slice red cabbage, halve cherry tomatoes, roughly chop coriander, thinly slice red onion, and arrange with spinach in serving bowls.

Lime dressing with red chili flakes pooled at the bottom of a glass measuring jug.

Step three: Whisk together lime juice, olive oil, raw sugar, salt, and chilli flakes in a small bowl.

Two bowls filled with vibrant salad, topped with golden tofu, diced mango, avocado, cherry tomatoes, red cabbage and fresh herbs.

Step four: Drizzle the zesty lime dressing over the assembled salad. Top each salad with the crispy tofu and serve immediately.

Zesty Mango, Avo & Tofu Salad

This fresh and zesty salad loaded with mango, avocado, cherry tomatoes and topped with pan fried tofu is a delicious healthy lunch option.

Course Salad

Cuisine Australian

Keyword avocado salad, healthy vegan salad, mango salad, tofu salad, vegan salad

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Total Time 25

Servings people

Cost $16

Ingredients

Tofu

300 g extra firm tofu cubed in 2cm chunks
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil extra virgin

Salad

1 mango diced
1 avocado diced
1 cup red cabbage finely sliced
250 g cherry tomatoes halved
8 stalks fresh coriander roughly chopped
120 g fresh baby spinach
1/2 red onion finely diced

Zesty lime dressing

1 lime juiced
1/2 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
1 tsp raw sugar
pinch of salt
pinch of chilli flakes optional

Instructions

Prepare the fresh vegetables and fruit.
Heat a lug of olive oil in a large fry pan. Add the diced tofu and season generously with salt and pepper.
Cook tofu evenly on all sides until golden, then set aside on a piece of paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
Combine all dressing ingredients in a small bowl.
Place all salad ingredients into two bowls. Pour over dressing and top with tofu.