Thai Red Curry Noodles
We sell vegan Thai peanut noodles at my work, and they just seem to fly off the shelf! I feel like we are always making them. For good reason, what's not to like about noodles in a creamy savory peanut butter sauce?! Well, I have made similar ones at home for a while and they are always delicious. Not only that, wallet friendly, and super fast to make as well! In 20 minutes, you can be enjoying a comfort food dinner! Noodles are comforting, at least to me. I recently made a variation on my peanut pasta, one using Thai red curry paste, and it was so good I had to share the recipe with you all.
For most of my pasta recipes I use a bean based pasta because not only it it gluten free, but packs protein as well, so I don't have to worry about adding another protein source to the recipe. My favorite is either a mung bean and edamame fettuccine or an edamame spaghetti. In this case I used the spaghetti because it was what I happened to have on hand. That is usually how I cook, I look in the pantry and the fridge and figure out what would be good together! For the sauce, I used a silky almond butter. There used to be a raw pad thai recipe that I made, and the dressing was almond butter based and it was sooo good! That is how I knew this would be too!
The sauce is pretty simple, just the nut butter, tamari, Thai red curry paste, water and garlic. Just whisk together and voila! A rich and delicious sauce! It is also good on tofu by the way, which is how I first discovered it a few weeks ago when I was experimenting. Just toss the cooked pasta with some veggies, and this sauce and dinner is ready! It is perfect for a weeknight when you don't want to mess with making anything time consuming or complicated, and it is satisfying. Bookmark this for next time you need a quick and delicious dinner! Or, if you are just making it for yourself like I did, save the other half for lunch the next day. It is good chilled as well as warm.
Thai Red Curry Noodles
Serves 2
Ingredients:
- 4 oz organic edamame spaghetti
- 2 small organic carrots, cut julienne
- 1/2 cup fresh or frozen organic peas
- 2 scallions, sliced
Sauce:
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1 Tbsp Thai red curry paste
- 1 Tbsp tamari
- 1/3 cup filtered water (or as needed)
- 1 garlic clove, minced
Instructions:
- Cook the pasta according to package directions.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl combine the veggies, and when the pasta is done cooking add that as well.
- Whisk together the sauce ingredients (if you want it thinner add a little more water), then toss with the pasta and veggies.
- Enjoy!
