Name: Pad Thai
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250g dried rice noodles; 2 tsp rapeseed oil; 6 spring onions, chopped at angle in 1cm pieces; 3 cloves garlic, crushed; 3cm fresh ginger, grated; 1 Thai chilli, finely sliced; 1 red pepper, finely chopped; 1 courgette, cut into sticks; 100g frozen broad beans; 100g baby pak choi, leaves separated; 200g beansprouts; 75g canned pineapple in juice, drained, chopped small; 1 tbsp reduced-salt, gluten-free soy sauce; juice 1 lime; 15g chopped coriander; 50g unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped and toasted; 1 lime cut into wedges

Stir-fried noodles and vegetables with a spicy, slightly sweet flavour.

Serves

Prep

10 minutes

Cook

15 minutes

Each 354g serving contains (excludes serving suggestion)

KCal

408

Carbs

63.1g

Fibre

6.3g

Protein

16.7g

Fat

8.5g

Saturates

1.5g

Sugars

7.4g

Salt

0.38g

Fruit/Veg Portion

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Ingredients

250g dried rice noodles

2 tsp rapeseed oil

6 spring onions, chopped at angle in 1cm pieces

3 cloves garlic, crushed

3cm fresh ginger, grated

1 Thai chilli, finely sliced

1 red pepper, finely chopped

1 courgette, cut into sticks

100g frozen broad beans

100g baby pak choi, leaves separated

200g beansprouts

75g canned pineapple in juice, drained, chopped small

1 tbsp reduced-salt, gluten-free soy sauce

juice 1 lime

15g chopped coriander

50g unsalted peanuts, roughly chopped and toasted

1 lime cut into wedges

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Method

Step 1

Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions, around 3-5 minutes. Plunge them into cold water, drain and reserve.

Step 2

Heat the oil in a large pan or wok. Add the spring onions and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger and chilli and stir-fry for another 2 minutes.

Step 3

Add the red pepper and courgette, stir-fry for another minute add the broad beans and pak choy. Stir-fry for 1 minute.

Step 4

Add the noodles, stir-fry for 2 minutes and add the beansprouts, pineapple, soy sauce and lime juice. Stir-fry for a further 2 minutes and add the coriander.

Step 5

Put into a bowl, top with the peanuts and lime wedges.

Recipe tips

For a side dish, cut half a cucumber into ribbons with a vegetable peeler and add fresh coriander leaves and a squeeze of lime.
To add more protein to this dish, use soya beans in place of broad beans or add some tofu.

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