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I've made vegan egg salad with tofu numerous times, and it's virtually indistinguishable from actual egg salad. The only thing I do different is freeze, defrost and squeeze out as much water as possible from the tofu for a meatier texture but it's not critical.
I've made vegan egg salad with tofu numerous times, and it's virtually indistinguishable from actual egg salad. The only thing I do different is freeze, defrost and squeeze out as much water as possible from the tofu for a meatier texture but it's not critical.
Eh. I did not grow up vegan or vegetarian, then was vegan for eight years, and now back to not being vegan. I have never had a vegan 'egg' salad that tastes anything like the real thing. Adding black salt, as mentioned above, is a key to getting the sulphur taste/smell/experience from eggs, but even then it is not the same. To add, store bought vegan mayo runs between 'this is worse than Miracle Whip!' to 'not mayo, but not bad'. Homemade vegan mayo can be pretty good, depending on recipe.
The real trick is to not try to capture the same experience when preparing vegan or vegetarian meals. We say vegan egg salad, and we expect something close. We say egg-less salad and go into it with less expectations and with an understanding it is not going to be the real deal. Obviously, things need to be descriptive and most of this is about comfort foods, anyways.
To the OP: There are a 1000 + 1 recipes online for vegan alternatives to egg salad. Some are better than most, but in truth you'll have to try a few (or a bunch) of recipes until you find one that works for you.
I've made vegan egg salad with tofu numerous times, and it's virtually indistinguishable from actual egg salad. The only thing I do different is freeze, defrost and squeeze out as much water as possible from the tofu for a meatier texture but it's not critical.
Have you ever used a tofu press? My fiance and I got one about a year ago and it is a game changer for getting the water out (much quicker than freezing/defrosting/etc)
I've tried that and it's delicious! Plus 1 for yoiu.
The prep time might turn off non-cooks, or people who want a quick lunch, though.
An easier alternative to the recipe is to visit a local natural foods store and buy "egg salad flavoring for Tofu". It's very good when you need your non egg "egg salad" quickly.
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