This is a simple, but delicious, recipe that every vegan should know how to make. I had an “egg” salad sandwich for lunch today, and it was so good! This salad only has five ingredients, plus some chopped veggies if you want to add them:
Both Magical Broth Powder and Himalayan Black Salt (kala namak) are essential for flavor in this recipe. The kala namak contains a sulfur compound that adds eggy flavor, and it is a pinkish color despite its name. I couldn’t find it in any local stores, and had to order from Amazon. It makes a huge difference, so it is definitely worth ordering some:
Magical Broth Powder provides a lot of flavor and saves you the time of adding a bunch of individual spices:
To make this “egg” salad, start by pressing your tofu:
Add the vegan mayo, Magical Broth Powder, kala namak, and pepper to a medium-sized bowl, and mix together:
Crumble your tofu and add it to the bowl. I already had mine crumbled for a photo, but you can just crumble it right into the mayo bowl:
Mix together:
Add finely chopped veggies and/or pickles if you want to, and mix again:
Make delicious sandwiches!
Vegan "Egg" Salad
Make lovely vegan "egg" salad with tofu!
Ingredients
- 14 oz Firm or Extra-Firm Tofu
- 112 g (1/2 c) Vegan Mayo
- 7 g (2 1/4 tsp) Magical Broth Powder
- 0.6 g (1/4 tsp) Black Pepper
- 1.0 g (1/4 tsp) Kala Namak
- 60 g (1/2 c) Finely Chopped Celery
- 15 g (2 large) Green Onions
- 30 g (1/4 c) Finely Chopped Bell Pepper or Sweet Pickles
Instructions
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Drain the water off the tofu, then press the tofu.
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Mix the vegan mayo, Magical Broth Powder, kala namak, and black pepper together in a medium-sized bowl. Crumble the tofu into the bowl, and mix again.
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Add the chopped veggies and pickles if you are using them, and mix again.
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Make sandwiches!
Recipe Notes
The recipe has 200 calories per serving with regular vegan mayo. Using my light vegan mayo reduces the calories to 127 calories per serving.
Thanks Deborah. I was only thinking will I ever enjoy a picnic again As I always made egg salad sandwiches. My favourite sandwich so I will try this must get some of that spice you said is it expensive? And you got it from amazon What else do you put it in ? Thanks so much. 🌼🌸🌻
Hi Tanith! I hope you will be enjoying a picnic with this “egg” salad very soon! I use kala namak in anything I want to have an eggy flavor, like scrambled tofu and vegan eggnog. The one I got is $10 at Amazon, but it lasts a long time: https://www.amazon.com/Pride-India-Himalayan-Black-Namak/dp/B00QWRBVV2
The black salt is worth every penny it costs. I use it in my tofu scrambles and in eggless quiches. I am fortunate and live in a big city with many international shops because we have so many middle eastern folks so I can get humongous bags very inexpensively.