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Raw Food: Thai kelp noodles with garlic ginger sauce

May 28, 2014

Recently I created a challenge for myself, raw food for 30 days. 30 days has come and gone and I’ve decided to keep going. Years ago we ate raw for close to a year and though we felt great, we eventually slipped into our old patterns and didn’t keep up. The biggest difference between then and now is approach and the weather. We live in California now (Seattle previously) and the sunshine and warmth makes eating things uncooked not so “cold”, but rather refreshing. It’s also opened our eyes to the abundance of local produce available almost year round here. Regarding approach, I’ve been focusing on keeping things as simple as possible. No elaborate raw food recipes. Smoothies, juices, fruits and veggies by themselves, simple sauces and combinations. It’s been amazing what a simple sauce or dip can do to an otherwise boring meal. And with that, I wanted to share a recent discovery as well as a kick ass flavor combo…Thai kelp boodles with garlic ginger sauce.

I was in LA for work a few weeks back and one of my sweet colleagues brought me to Real Food Daily, an awesome little joint serving organic, plant-based food. I ordered something called the Rainbow Bowl and was surprised that these thin rice-like noodles were actually kelp noodles. Noodles?! I love noodles! (How many times can I say noodle?) Doing some research, I was thrilled to find these at my local coop, and for $4! With some additional sleuthing, I found some great asian inspired recipes, changed things up a bit and threw this tasty little dish together in record time. I’m addicted.

Serves 2-3

Noodles //

  • 1 packet of kelp noodles (local coop or on Amazon)
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 medium sized red bell pepper (finely chopped)
  • 1 medium sized carrot (finely chopped)
  • 1-2 small leaves of green or purple cabbage (finely chopped)
  • 3 leaves of kale
  • a few scallions (finely chopped)
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro (finely chopped)

Sauce //

  • 1/4 cup of water
  • 2 tablespoons almond butter
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 teaspoons miso paste
  • 1-2 cloves of fresh garlic (finely chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ginger (finely chopped)
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

Topping //

  • 3 tablespoons raw almonds (finely chopped)
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon nama shoyu

Optional //

  • Avocado (sliced)

Chop the kelp noodles up, breaking them apart into a large bowl. Remove stems from kale and break apart into small bite sized chunks. Add sesame oil and massage both the kale and noodles for a couple minutes. Add the remaining ingredients for the noodles and mix.

In a separate smaller bowl, add and mix all of the sauce ingredients…water, almond butter, sesame oil, miso paste, garlic, lime juice, maple syrup, ginger and red pepper flakes.

Chop the almonds until medium fineness. In another small bowl, combine the almonds, paprika, nama shoyu.

Add the sauce mixture to the noodles and mix until everything is nicely coated. Top with fresh slices of avocado, a few cilantro stems and the topping. Enjoy!

Adapted from Divine Healthy Food’s recipe here.

 

 

 

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2 Comments

  • Reply Anna May 29, 2014 at 9:16 am

    This looks amazing! I’ve seen kelp noodles at our local coop but have never tried them.

    • Reply Ashley July 27, 2014 at 8:45 pm

      They are soooooo good!

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