Vegan Pad Thai - with Pumkin Seed Tofu
Seared or crumbled pumpkin seed tofu, in a tamari, maple syrup, lime juice, and creamy sunflower butter sauce.
Ingredients
- 1 package brown rice Pad Thai noodles
- 1 package Pumfu - pumpkin seed tofu
- 2 carrots chopped
- 1 small head broccoli chopped into bite size pieces
- 1 small bell pepper
- 1 cup shredded cabbage
- 1 pinch chili flakes
Sauce ingredients
- ⅓ cup soy sauce/tamari I use low sodium Tamari
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 heaping tbsp sunflower butter nut or seed butter of choice
- 1 tsp lime juice
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- pinch chili flakes
Instructions
- Start by chopping all of your veggies
- You can either chop the pumfu into small cubes, or crumble it. Crumbling it will make it comparable to the egg that is usually in pad Thai. Chopping into cubes will give a more meaty feel.
- Cook the noodles according to package. Start boiling the water at this point
- Heat a medium-large sauté pan over medium heat for the pad Thai
- Add in chopped garlic, and your pumfu. If you crumbled it, sauté until its dried up a little bit like a scrambled egg. If you did bite size cubes, let them pan sear on both sides until they have a little golden brown crunch on the outside!
- Next, add the chopped veggies
- If the pan is getting dry, add a splash of water and deglaze the pan (scraping the dried flavor bits from the bottom)Add a pinch of salt while everything is sautéing
- While everything is starting to sauté, mix together the sauce ingredients
- I like to add a little bit of sauce to the veggies as they are finishing cooking, BUT keep most of it to add with the noodles
- Strain your noodles and add them to the sauté pan. Drizzle on the sauce over the noodles and veggies. Stir everything and let flavors meld on the heat for a minute or two. I chop a few green onions in the meantime
- Scoop into bowls & add chopped green onions on top! you can also add peanuts, cashews, or sunflower seeds to add a little crunch!
Notes
* Frozen or fresh veggies, either will work!
* If you can't find pumfu, use regular tofu!