Vegan Pad Thai
Vegan Pad Thai is absolutely delicious and so quick and easy to make! You can have these yummy Asian noodles ready in 15 minutes!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 8 ounces rice noodles
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic minced
- 2 cups bean sprouts
- 1 cup roasted unsalted peanuts finely chopped
Sauce:
- 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar packed
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon siracha
On the side:
- 2 fresh limes quartered for squeezing
Instructions
- Chop the peanuts, unless yours are prechopped, either by hand or in a food processor and set aside. Personally, I used my mini food processor to keep things quick and easy. Note: You will be using half of the nuts as garnish so you might want to split the 1 cup of nuts into two 1/2 cups now to avoid a mistake while cooking. Only use unsalted peanuts.
- Fill a large pot with 6 - 8 cups of water and bring to a boil. Remove the pot from heat then add the rice noodles to soak for 8 - 10 minutes. Rinse the noodles with cold water and drain well. While the noodles are soaking, add all of the ingredients for the sauce to a bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside. *see notes
- Once the noodles are ready, heat the 2 tablespoons of peanut oil in a wok or skillet over medium - high heat and saute the minced garlic for about 30 seconds. Add the rice noodles and bean sprouts to the wok and slowly pour the sauce over everything. Stir-fry over medium-high heat for about 3 minutes, tossing or stirring to combine and allowing the noodles to absorb the sauce. Add a half cup of the chopped peanuts to the wok and toss to combine all of the ingredients. Remove wok from heat.
- Serve the Pad Thai with the lime wedges and the additional chopped peanuts to sprinkle over the top.
Notes
- You can easily adjust this recipe by adding extra ingredients and serve it as a main course for dinner or as a side dish.
- If you like your noodles saucier or are adding lots of extra veggies or protein, you can easily double the sauce.