Thai Tofu Salad

Ingredients

• 1 tsp vegetable oil
• 1 block of extra-firm tofu (280g is about right), diced
• 1/2 Chinese lettuce/cabbage shredded
• 1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks
• 1/2 red pepper, cut into matchsticks
• 100g mangetout, trimmed and shredded
• 100g baby corn, cut into rounds
• 50g bean sprouts
• 1 red chilli, finely chopped
• leaves from a small bunch of coriander
• leaves from a small bunch of Thai basil, roughly torn (optional)
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tbsp tamarind purée
• 1 tbsp palm sugar or light soft brown sugar
• juice of one lime
• 1 shallot finely sliced
• sea salt
• black pepper
• 1 tsp palm sugar
• 2 tbsp lightly crushed peanuts
• large pinch of chilli flakes or powder