Vegan Pad Thai

Absolutely loved this meal! The sauce was spot on and it coated the rice noodle perfectly. It also tasted great with my seitan recipe that I previously posted on this blog. My recommendation? You definitely have to try them both! 

Ingredients and instructions on how to make this delicious Thai dish is as follows: 

Vegan Pad Thai sauce; 

• 1 pod of Tamarind. See instructions below ingredients list. 
• 1/4 cup rice vinegar 
• 1/4 cup of agave 
• 1/4 cup Sriracha 
• 1/8 cup of soy sauce 
• 2 cloves of garlic 

**Crack the pod open. Peel off string and pull the sticky fruit off the seed. Discard the rest.**

Blend all ingredients in a blender. 

This makes 2 - 3 servings depending on how saucy you like it.

For the Pad Thai, I used the following ingredients: 

• Rice noodles. Use as much as you'd like, depending on how many people you're making this for. For cooking, refer to the package that it came in. Cooking times may vary depending on the width of your noodle. 
• Seitan. Refer to previous recipe on blog. I used between 4 - 5 slices and cut them into additional strips. 
• Julienned red pepper strips 
• A handful of bean sprouts 
• Green onion
• Crushed peanuts 
• Lime wedge. 

I sauteed the Seitan and red pepper in 1 tsp of olive oil until heated. Once heated, I removed from hot burner and put it off to the side. In another saucepan, I added 1 TBSP of oil and fried the noodles with approximately 1/3 of a cup of the sauce and the juice of 1/4 of a lime. This should take only a few moments as the noodles are already hot from being boiled. Make sure you drain and rinse your noodles. 😜

If you want to add additional sauce, go for it. 

The above instructions advising you to use 1/3 of a cup of the sauce is for one serving. Add additional depending on how many people you're serving or how many noodles you're cooking. 

I then plated the noodles, topped them with Seitan & red pepper and then piled all the other ingredients on top. 

Have a yummy meal!! 

✌️💚😋