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Spicy Thai Noodles with Tofu

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I’m overdue for a cheat meal and boy am I glad I used it up on this recipe! This is really, really good! It makes a ton of food too… awh shucks, looks like I have to finish the leftovers!

Spicy Thai Noodles with Tofu

Yes, it contains oil (sesame oil) and a decent amount of honey (you can sub agave if you don’t do honey) but if that’s the worst cheat I have lately I think I’m still okay. I didn’t test this recipe out of our kids since it’s on the spicy side.

The original recipe is from A Small Snippet.

Spicy Thai Noodles with Tofu

Ingredients:

* 1 package pasta (I used whole wheat spaghetti but I bet it would work well with linguini too)

* 1-20oz block of extra firm tofu, pressed and cubed (I used Trader Joe’s Extra Firm High Protein Tofu)

* 1-2 Tbsp red pepper flakes (I used 1Tbsp and it was nice and spicy but if you prefer more fire, go big!)

* 1/2 cup toasted sesame oil (I KNOW…. BAD!!!)

* 6 Tbsp lite soy sauce

* 6 Tbsp honey (sub agave if you prefer… could work with stevia but I’m not sure)

* 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar

* 1 Tbsp peanut butter (I used smooth)

* 1 bunch of cilantro, chopped

* 3 large carrots, peeled and shredded

* 3 large green onions, sliced thin

* 1/3 – 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts 

Instructions:

1. Heat sesame oil and red pepper flakes over medium heat for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, strain out peppers and reserve oil.

2. Whisk together oil, honey, soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and peanut butter. Add cubed tofu to sauce to marinate while cooking the pasta. 

3. Cook pasta according to package, drain when done and set aside.

4. Remove tofu from the sauce with a slotted spoon, cook on high in pasta pot until lightly browned on all sides. 

5. Add pasta and sauce to cooked tofu and toss, use tongs.

6. Add cilantro, green onions and carrot to mixture and toss until combined. 

7. Serve topped with chopped peanuts. 

YUMMY!!!!!!

Heat sesame oil and red pepper flake for 2 minutes on medium and strain. Whisk sauce ingredients until combined.

Add cubed tofu to sauce to marinate until pasta is ready

Chop your veggies – I used organic whole wheat spaghetti

Remove tofu from sauce with a slotted spoon, add to hot pan and saute until brown

Brown tofu

Toss pasta with sauce and tofu then add veggies, toss well

Try not to eat the whole pot!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spicy Sesame Noodles (Daikon)

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I bought a spiralizer (Buy it here) a few months ago and this is the first thing I made! These little kitchen tools are so cool! You can make curly fries (I bake mine without oil), zucchini noodles, apple “noodles”… the list is endless! Your kids will love using this thing and so will you!

World Cuisine 48297-99 Tri-Blade Plastic Spiral Vegetable Slicer

SO COOL!

Daikon radishes have a very distinct strong flavor. If you do not like this flavor, substitute brown rice noodles or whole wheat pasta instead. I plan on experimenting with this recipe in the future!

Spicy Sesame Noodles

This recipe is from Melomeals: Vegan For $3.33 A Day!

Spicy Sesame Noodles
  • 1 medium Daikon, spiralized (around 6 cups)
  • 2 t toasted sesame oil
  • 5 scallions, diced
  • 1 T soy sauce
  • 1 T siracha – or less if you don’t like s
  • 1/4 c Wasabi Ginger Dressing
  • 2 T toasted sesame seeds

Saute all of the ingredients together in a non stick skillet for 10 minutes. Taste and add more soy sauce, black pepper and siracha if desired.

Ready to cook!

Spiralize daikon radish OR cook your pasta of choice, assemble in pan and cook!

Wasabi Ginger Dressing

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This is a quick and easy Asian-style dressing you can use on many things! I use this dressing on salad, slaw, Spicy Sesame Noodles and I serve it on the side of Tofu Salad Sushi Wraps. I use my Magic Bullet to make this, it’s so easy!

Tofu Salad Sushi Wrap with Wasabi Ginger Dressing

Wasabi Ginger Dressing

1 c mayo
1/2 c water
2 t prepared wasabi – you can use the tube or make your own from the powder
1 T freshly grated ginger
3 cloves garlic
1 t apple cider vinegar
1 T soy sauce
1/2 – 1 T toasted sesame oil
Pinch stevia powder
1 T siracha – less if you don’t like spicy!

Blend well

Add all ingredients into Magic Bullet, blend well.


Tofu Salad – For Sandwiches OR Sushi Wraps

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Are your kids tired of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches? This Tofu Salad makes great sandwiches, even my toddler agrees!

I like it wrapped in a Nori sheet with a little avocado, carrot, red chard and a spiralized daikon radish – topped with Sriracha, of course! I serve this with Wasabi Ginger Dressing on the side. I love my veggie sushi!

Toddler Approved!

This is another great recipe from Melomeals: Vegan For $3.33 A Day!

Tofu Salad 

  • 4 ounces extra firm tofu, crumbled
  • 1 tablespoon vegan mayo
  • 1 tablespoon minced onion
  • 1 big clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • siracha to taste
  • 1 tablespoon chopped celery
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger
  • soy sauce or braggs to taste
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • Wasabi to taste
  • splash apple cider vinegar
To build the wrap, I placed the greens on the bottom, then the daikon, tofu salad, avocado and cilantro and wrapped it up.

Mix salad ingredients together

Here's my Tofu Salad Sushi Wrap!

Delish!

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Loaded Veggie Spicy Noodles

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This was SO GOOD! My hubby and I both devoured the leftovers too… so did our toddler!

Loaded Veggie Spicy Noodles

Toddler Approved!

This is made from a few other recipes – GREAT way to use up leftovers! I’m sure you could use any variation of this recipe with great success.

This is another awesome recipe from Melomeals!! She rocks! I changed the original recipe and added more veggies. I have to add kale to everything! I keep shredded carrots on hand for salads and wraps so I dumped some of those in too.

Loaded Veggie Spicy Noodles 

  • 1 box whole wheat pasta – I used regular
  • 1 c pasta cooking water
  • 1/2 cup Chipotle Hummus (leftover from a batch I made the day before – used the other half to make the Chipotle Broccoli Quinoa Soup)
  • 2 T minced fresh ginger
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 T Ketchup
  • 2 T Siracha
  • 1 T Toasted Sesame Oil
  • 2 T Apple Cider Vinegar or Lime Juice – I used lime juice
  • cooked tofu & leftover veggies – I used my batch of Gingered Tofu & Zucchini
  • 1 32oz package of baby portobello mushrooms, sliced (Costco)
  • 1 bunch Lacinato kale, destemmed and chopped
  • 1 bunch of collard greens, chopped (you could use anything here, really)
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 large green pepper
  • 2-3 cups shredded carrots
  • Cilantro/Peanuts for garnish
  • Soy Sauce/Pepper to taste

Method:

  1. Cook pasta, reserve water
  2. Saute green peppers, onions and garlic until soft
  3. Add mushrooms, saute until soft, add water if needed to prevent sticking
  4. Add kale and collards, cook until wilted
  5. Add shredded carrots and stir, allow carrots to heat
  6. Mix together ketchup, hummus, sesame oil, ginger, sriracha (if using – or add at the end), Apple Cider Vinegar or Lime Juice and stir until smooth
  7. In a skillet, add the pasta, sauce ingredients , Gingered Tofu & Zucchini, mushroom/kale/carrot/veggie mix and thin out with the pasta water as needed.
  8. Heat through and add the cilantro/soy sauce and pepper to taste

Saute green peppers, onions and garlic... add mushrooms and saute until soft

Add kale and collards, cook until wilted. Add carrots and stir, allow to heat

Mix ketchup, ginger, sesame oil, lime juice together

Add hummus and stir to combine

Drain pasta, add sauce mixture and toss well

Add veggie mixture and Gingered Tofu & Zucchini and toss well

YUMMY!

Top with cilantro and soy sauce (if desired)

Scallion Flatbread

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I made these with our Easy Red Lentils tonight and they were really good AND easy to make!

Scallion Flatbread

This is a Melomeals recipe (as you know by now one of my favorite food blogs!), I found it on the WholeSoy Yogurt website.

Ingredients

  • 2 c. flour (plus extra for kneading and rolling dough) – I used bread flour since I have a ton of it from Costco
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • 1/4 t. baking soda
  • 1/2 t. cumin seeds
  • 1/4 c. plain WholeSoy yogurt
  • 1/3 c. water
  • 1 Tbs. toasted sesame oil
  • 1 Tbs. olive oil
  • ¼ c. scallions

Directions

In a mixing bowl add the flour, salt , soda and cumin; whisk well. Make a well in the dry mixture and add the rest of the ingredients. Knead dough for several minutes. Let dough rest for 30 minutes.

Divide into 8 pieces, roll them into desired shapes adding more flour if needed.

Heat a cast iron skillet to medium, brush with oil and cook for 5 minutes on the first side, flip and cook for 1-2 minutes more.

Served these with Easy Red Lentils