Healthy Pad Thai that hits the spot

I was over at a friends house the other day and we ordered Thai food. While I really enjoyed it, I didn’t feel amazing after which got me thinking……. i want to recreate some of my favourite Thai dishes with a healthy spin. It goes without saying, please enjoy take away from time to time but for those days where you are wanting your food to sit well, reduce sugar cravings or you are just trying to release weight…..here is my spin on Pad Thai.

Ingredients

• 1 packet of Slendier Konjac noodles or Nutritionist Choice Organic Quinoa and Brown Rice Noodles (which you can find in most health food shops). If you are on a weight loss journey, you might like to opt for the Slendier noodles although both are great options.

• 150g of protein (chicken, firm tofu, prawns)

• 1 small head of broccoli

• 1 red capsicum

• 1/2 cup of green beans chopped

• 1 small onion, finely chopped

• 1/4 cup chopped peanuts or cashews (optional, for garnish)

• ginger minced (about 1/2 cm)

• 3 garlic cloves minced

• Sprinkle of chilli flakes (to your tasting - start with 1/4 teaspoon)

• Pink salt and black pepper

Sauce

• 3 tablespoons of nut butter of your choice (peanut, cashew or almond butter) *Tip, make sure you match your nut butter with your chopped nuts

• 1 tablespoons tamari for gluten-free soy sauce

• 1 tablespoons fish sauce

• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar

• 1 tablespoon lime juice

• Optional 1/2 teaspoon of natural sweetener like stevia

Method

• In a pot, heat up some boiling water to add your noodles to later.

• Chop your veggies and set aside

• Prepare your sauce by mixing together all ingredients until runny and smooth. Set aside

• In a large saucepan, add your coconut oil and heat for a min, add in your onion and garlic and cook for a couple of minutes.

• Add your protein until cooked well.

• Next up, throw in your chopped veggies stirring and mixing it through with your protein

• While your veggies are cooking nicely, it’s time to add the noodles to your boiling water. Cook as per the packet.

• Once your veggies have been cooked through add your noodles to the mix, making sure to stir them in well.

• It’s time to add your delicious sauce to the mix. Stir through and cook for a couple of minutes. Add in your chilli flakes, salt and pepper and any other flavouring you like. Mingle do a good garlic and herb mix which you might like to add.

• Dish your pad thai up, and sprinkle on more nuts and if you like, coriander or some spring onion.

Enjoy.