Andrea Nguyen's Chilled Tofu with Crunchy Baby Sardines

Ingredients (6)

• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1/4 cup dried baby sardines
• 1 pound silken tofu or medium tofu, or 2 cups tofu
pudding, chilled
• 4 or 5 green shiso leaves, cut into very thin strips (about 1/4 cup total)
• 1 1/2 tablespoons white sesame seeds, toasted and slightly crushed with a mortar and pestle
• High-quality Japanese soy sauce