One of the best things you can do for the planet is eat local, in-season, plant-based foods. This is a great recipe to include summer veggies, many of which we picked from our farm. It’s a tasty recipe and well worth trying!
Takes 24 minutesminutes
Serves 4
Ingredients
thumb sizepiece ginger
1/2fresh red chilli
3spring onions
1carrot
100goyster mushroom
1headfennel
400gblack beans
400glow fat coconut milk
handful sugar snap peas
2tbsptamari
1tspsalt
5stalksrainbow chard
4nests wholewheat noodles
1tbspcoconut sugar
1lime juiced
50groasted and salted peanuts
5-15gfresh coriander
Instructions
Cook the noodlesFill and boil the kettle. Put the noodles in a pot, cover them with boiling water, and add a pinch of salt. Cook according to the instructions on the packet. Once cooked, drain and rinse the noodles, then set aside.
Prepare the vegetablesFinely chop the carrot into small ½ cm cubes. Slice the spring onions into thin slices. Thinly slice the fennel at a diagonal and slice the rainbow chard stalks if using. Roughly chop the oyster mushrooms. Finely dice the ginger and red chilli.
Stir-fry the vegetablesHeat 1 tsp of olive oil in a frying pan over high heat. Once the pan is hot, add the spring onions, carrots, fennel, rainbow chard stalks (if using), mushrooms, ginger, and chilli, along with a pinch of salt. Stir-fry for 4-5 minutes, stirring regularly.
Add flavourAdd the 2 tbsp of tamari and 1 tbsp of coconut sugar to the pan and mix well. Drain and rinse the black beans, then add them to the pan and stir them through. Pour in the coconut milk and mix everything together.
Add the sugar snap peas and noodlesCut the sugar snap peas in half and add them to the pan. Then add the cooked noodles, stirring to incorporate and mix everything well.
Finish the dishSqueeze the juice of one lime over the dish, then sprinkle the roasted peanuts on top. Taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking. Serve with fresh coriander and, if desired, a sprinkle of chilli flakes.
Serve and enjoyServe immediately and enjoy your fresh Summer Pad Thai!
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