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    Home » Recipes

    Vegan Tofu 'Egg' Salad Sandwiches - 3 Ways!

    Published: Feb 21, 2021 · Modified: Feb 1, 2022 by Louise-Claire Cayzer · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · Leave a Comment

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    The Classic Egg Salad Sandwich has been given a vegan makeover! These Vegan Tofu Egg Salad Sandwiches are so easy to make that you'll wonder why you haven't made them sooner! I've even included 3 flavour variations, so you can tailor them to your taste buds!

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    • 🥪What are the key ingredients?
    • 💚3 Flavour Variations:
    • 👩‍🍳Easy Step by Step Instructions
    • FAQ for Tofu Egg Salad Sandwiches.
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    🥪What are the key ingredients?

    The base ingredients for these tofu 'egg' salad are quite simple.

    🌱Firm tofu: the bouncy texture once crumbled up is perfect to replace the 'egg'. Bonus is it's full of protein!

    🌱Vegan Mayo: there are loads of great vegan mayonaises available now. Or you could make your own.

    🌱Kala Namak: also known as black salt. It has an eggy, sulphourous smell that really mimics that eggy flavour! Magic, but be careful, you don't need a lot!

    🌱Turmeric: gives a golden yellow tone and a little flavour.

    🌱Nutritional Yeast: adds a subtle savoury depth of flavour needed to round out the flavour profile.

    Classic Vegan 'Egg' and Cress sandwich cut open.
    Classic Vegan 'Egg' and Cress sandwich cut open.

    💚3 Flavour Variations:

    Of course you can always make your own flavours up, but these are ones I like best.

    🌱 Classic Vegan 'Egg and Cress' - Simply snip some cress and add a very generous grind of black pepper. The cress I like is the one you can grow yourself from little seeds (like you did as a child!). It has a subtle fresh peppery flavour that is perfect with the Vegan Egg Salad.

    🌱 Vegan 'Curried' Egg Salad - Add a teaspoon of mild curry powder or garam masala. Pair with some crunchy lettuce and a little mango chutney. The flavours are a little retro, but they really work!

    🌱 Vegan 'Wasabi' Egg Salad. Wasabi powder (or paste) and a tiny dash of soy sauce send the egg salad into a more Japanese 'Sando' direction. I love this with some crunchy radishes and watercress. A really refreshing twist on the classic!

    👩‍🍳Easy Step by Step Instructions

    • Image of Vegan Tofu egg salad ingredients.
      Firm Tofu, Turmeric, Black Salt, Nutritional Yeast & Vegan mayo
    • Image showing how to mash the tofu.
      Crumble and mash the tofu.
    • Showing adding vegan mayo to the tofu.
      Add Vegan Mayo.
    • Image showing adding the nutritional yeast and spices.
      Add the nutritional yeast and spices. Add any additional flavourings here.
    • Image showing how to build a sandwich.
      Build your sandwich with the tofu egg salad and other extras you would like!.

    FAQ for Tofu Egg Salad Sandwiches.

    What kind of tofu should I use?

    Firm tofu is best as it mimics the mouth feel of egg.

    Do I need to press the tofu?

    For this recipe you do not need to press the tofu as you are crumbling it up small. Simply pat it dry.

    What is Black Salt/ Kala Namek

    This is a naturally occurring salt that has some sulphorous compounds in it. This gives the characteristic 'eggy' taste. Use very sparingly as it is quite strong!

    Vegan Curried Egg salad sandwich on a plate with some mango chutney.
    Vegan Curried 'Egg' Salad Sandwich

    Now it's over to you to make your delicious vegan Tofu Egg Salad Sandwiches! Are you going to go traditional and make Vegan Egg And Cress Sandwiches? Or are you going to make the Curried Vegan Egg Sandwiches? Or maybe the yummy Japanese Sando inspired ones that are spiked with wasabi?

    These yummy sandwiches would be great as part of a vegan 'Afternoon Tea' or High Tea?

    Here are some suggestions of other recipes you might like to with them for afternoon tea or to take on a picnic..

    The Best Vegan Scones & Clotted Cream

    Super Delicious Vegan Carrot Cake using Aquafaba

    Vegan Chickpea 'Tuna' Sandwiches.

    Classic Vegan 'Egg' and Cress sandwich cut open.
    The wasabi spiked vegan egg salad sandwich.

    📖 Recipe

    Tofu Egg salad sandwiches with 3 different flavours.

    Vegan 'Egg' Salad Tofu Sandwiches- 3 ways!

    Louise-Claire Cayzer
    The classic egg salad sandwich has been made vegan. Yummy tofu based sandwiches with 3 flavour options!
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    Prep Time 10 minutes mins
    Cook Time 2 minutes mins
    Total Time 12 minutes mins
    Course lunch, sandwich
    Cuisine American, british
    Servings 12
    Calories 169 kcal

    Ingredients Note:

    For accuracy, I measure all ingredients in metric as standard, then convert and test the recipe for American cup measurements etc.

    (Heads up Aussie and UK readers- your measurements in cups are sometimes different, so please use metric or check you have the correct cup and spoon type!!)

    Ingredients

    Basic Vegan Egg Salad Sandwiches.

    • 250 g tofu (firm)
    • 2 tablespoon vegan mayonaisse
    • ¼ teaspoon kala namak/black salt
    • ½ teaspoon turmeric
    • 12 slices bread (Choose the bread you love! )

    Classic Vegan Egg and Cress

    • ½ tso black pepper
    • 3 tablespoon fresh cress

    Curried Vegan 'Egg'

    • 1 teaspoon mild curry powder
    • 1 tablespoon mango chutney
    • 2-3 leaves cos lettuce

    'Sando' Wasabi Egg Salad

    • ½ teaspoon wasabi paste or powder (add more if you like a good kick!)
    • 1 teaspoon soya sauce
    • 5 radishes
    • handful watercress

    Instructions

    For the Gasic Vegan Egg 'Tofu' Salad filling.

    • Pat the firm tofu dry.
    • Crumble the tofu into small chunks
    • Add the black salt (kala namek), turmeric and vegan mayo and mix to combine. Add more ordinary salt to taste.

    For the Classic Vegan Egg & Cress.

    • To the basic recipe above, add a big grind of black pepper.
    • Assemble the sandwiches with lots of cut fresh cress and a generous layer of the tofu egg salad between two slices of bread.

    For the Curried Vegan 'Egg' Sandwich

    • Add a teaspoon of curry powder or garam masala to the basic vegan egg salad mix.
    • Assemble the sandwiches with a few pieces of lettuce, a smear of the mango chutney and a generous layer of the curried vegan 'egg' tofu between two slices of bread.

    For the 'Sando' Wasabi Egg Salad sandwich.

    • To the basic recipe add ½ teaspoon (or more!) of wasabi and the soy sauce. Mix well.
    • Assemble the sandwiches with sliced radish, a generous layer of the wasabi spiked 'egg' tofu and watercress between two slices of bread.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 169kcalCarbohydrates: 29gProtein: 8gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gSodium: 237mgPotassium: 96mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 665IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 2mg
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