Happy Monday! Fun fact: I love pad thai but I rarely order it b/c I feel so much better when I make it myself. I find that it can be pretty heavy and even greasy at times, which is why I opt to spend the 20 minutes making it at home. I also haven’t found a healthy pad thai place that I can order from so if you have any recs – let me know!
I’ve made it plenty of times with peanut butter but decided to go the almond butter route and it was AMAZING. Remember: My recipes are curated from the things I have on hand so don’t be afraid to get creative and use whatever you have b/c it will still be delicious – promise!
Lastly, this is why I always say you can still have the foods you love without feeling guilty, heavy or like you’ve ruined your health goals for the day. Everything can be “little adapted” so keep the requests coming 🙂
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 1 package of mushrooms, sliced
- 2 small zucchinis, diced
- 1 bunch of collard greens, washed + thinly sliced
- 1 tsp dried ginger
- Black pepper to taste
- Brown rice Thai noodles or zoodles
- Toppings: ¼ cup chopped almonds + sprinkle of sesame seeds
- Juice of 4 limes
- ½ cup of almond butter
- 1½ tbsp sriracha or garlic chili sauce
- 3 tbsp honey
- 5 tbsp water
- 3 tbsp soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 2 tsp dried ginger or ¼ inch of ginger root
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- Heat a large pan on medium-low heat + once heated, add in sesame oil.
- Add in peppers, zucchinis, and mushrooms. Stir ingredients and cook for about 5 to 7 minutes. Make sure to stir periodically and turn down heat to low after it's cooked down.
- Add in collard greens and season everything with ginger and black pepper. Mix and then continue to cook for another 10 minutes or so on low heat.
- While the stir fry is cooking, add all ingredients for the almond butter sauce to a blender or food processor and blend on high until it's well combined. Taste test to see if you need to add more of anything. If you like your sauce thinner, add 1 tbsp of water at a time.
- Cook the brown rice noodles according to the package or sauté the zoodles. Make sure to drain the zoodles as they release a lot of water.
- In large pan, toss stir fry veggies, noodles or zoodles, and all of the almond butter sauce. Serve with diced almonds + sesame seeds. Enjoy!
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If you make it, don’t forget to tag me 🙂
With Health + Happiness Always,
Jax
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