Thai Noodles

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I love these Thai noodles for a super quick veggie packed dinner with a spicy punch!

Ingredients

• Lots of veggies anything you like really; I tend to use peppers, onions, bean sprouts, carrots, cabbages, peas, baby sweetcorn, broccoli. I try to opt for fresh unpackaged veggies, as it is good for the environment and us due the lack of preservatives, prepping your veggies ahead of time can save you lots of time later. But if you don’t have them prepped and need something quick you could also opt for a bag of preprepared veg.

• 150g Frozen Pineapple Chunks

• 1 Tbsp Liquid Aminos

• 1 Tbsp of Sesame Seed Oil

• 1 Tsp Honey

• 1/2 Tsp of Chilli Flakes

• 2 Chillis (I use 2 hot chillis one red and one green)

• 2 Portions of Noodles (I tend to use clear spring buckwheat as they are gluten free, a good source of fibre and protein)

• Spring Onions to serve

(Serves 2)

Method

• Deseed and chop the chillis finely, place into a little dish add the oil, liquid aminos and honey, stir and set aside.

• Place the chilli flakes and pineapple in a large pan or wok and heat on a low to medium heat being careful not to have it too hot to burn the chilli flakes, the water should start to be released out of the pineapple meaning there is no need to add oil.

• After a couple of minutes add your veg, again the water released from cooking should remove the need for any oil, place a lid on the pan to allow the veg to steam a little and stir every so often. It should take somewhere between 5 to 10 minute to soften depending on your desired texture.

• Meanwhile boil some water and add to a pan and bring the water back to a simmer and drop in your noodles. Cook for around 4 mins at which time your veg should be about ready.

• Add the sauce you made and put aside earlier and add to the veg and stir, (only adding oil at this point and at a low heat helps preserve the nutritional benefits of the oil) then add the noodles to the pan, don’t worry if a little of the cooking water is added along with the noodles this will just add to the sauce.

• Mix the ingredients well over a low heat and then serve alongside your choice of protein for a really healthy balanced meal, I really enjoy it with salmon but you could any protein you like tofu or even steak

  and enjoy!

  Chel