Plantbased food by Mimmi Kvist
Another Asian dish, this time the fantastic rice noodle wok Pad Thai. This one is inspired by @hannelenesvegetar, with great additions like red cabbage and edamame. I made a sesame tofu with lots of tahini in the marinade, which was great with this dish. I cheated and used store bought Pad Thai sauce (luckily I found a vegan one!), but next time I’m definitely making my own. Did I say that you should put copious amounts of coriander on top? Always, always add coriander!
This dish was – as usual – an improvised affair. It resembles Thai Massaman Curry, with some garlic, green chili paste, peanut butter, coconut milk, potatoes and carrots. Instead of adding chicken or beef as in Thailand (never pork, since Massaman means Muslim!), I served it with falafels. Plus rice, a squeeze of lime and peanuts. I was out of fresh coriander (my worst nightmare!!!), so I cheated with alfalfa sprouts, parsley and mint. But go for coriander if you have a choice. I didn’t take any measurements, but I’ll definitely make it again and jot it down for future reference.
I never get tired of salads. Put them in a bowl and make them look nice – even better! In this one, you’ll find red rice, salted peantus, carrot zoodles, mango, fresh bean sprouts, crispy tofu, green soy beans and half a passion fruit. For a fruitier twist, serve with dressing made with coconut cream, pineapple juice, finely grated ginger, lime juice, rice vinegar and salt.
Not convinced that tofu is for you? I’ll try to win you over with my how-to in Stories on Instagram. Give it a try! My favourite is Extra Firm Tofu from @yipin.se. (Just my recommendation – not sponsored!)
Overflowing with sunshine and goodness! Smoothie made with frozen banana, mango and Nordic blueberries, a pinch of vanilla powder, a spoonful of hemp seeds and a splash of oat milk. Toppings are hemp seed, banana, raw cacao nibs, crumbled müesli bars and salted peanuts. And a few cornflowers from the garden – the pretty petals are edible!
Warm summer days call for cool nice cream!
I made a batch with 2 frozen bananas, 2 dl frozen mango, a pinch of vanilla powder and 0,5 dl of oat milk. I scooped up half of the batch in two bowls, and added 0,5 dl of frozen raspberries to the other half and mixed it up. (The recommendation in Sweden is to bring frozen raspberries to boil to eliminate the risk of contamination from noro virus, so I cook a packet and freeze it in ice cubes.) I added the rest of the nice cream to the bowls and topped it with chopped salted peanuts, sliced fresh strawberries and frozen blueberries.
The two little blonde ones enjoy the bowls in the back garden and finished it in no time. Happy times!r
A fresh and tasty salad perfect for dinner on a warm summer evening.
Ingredients
Vermicelli rice noodles
Tofu + soy, sesame oil and green curry for marinade
Sesame seeds
Green soy beans
Mango
Carrots
Cucumber
Fresh bean sprouts
Coriander
Salted peanuts
Dressing
2 limes
0,5 dl Japanese soy
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp grated ginger
1/2 – 1 red chili
• Press the tofu, cut it in cubes and marinate it in soy, sesame oil and green curry for at least an hour and up to a day.
• Use a potato peeler to make carrot and cucumber “noodles”. Mix with bean sprouts, soy beans and mango.
• Make the dressing with the juice from the limes, soy, sugar, ginger and sliced chili.
• Roll the tofu in sesame seeds and fry on medium heat in cooking oil until golden.
• Cook the rice noodles as instructed and rinse in cold water.
• Put the noodles in the bottom of a big bowl. Add vegetables, tofu, coarsely chopped peanuts and lots of coriander. Drizzle with dressing.
This is like mash-up of Pad Thai and satay. Good? Yes, indeed! Especially if you like peanuts, and who doesn’t? You can add any veggies you like to the stir fry, just make sure to fry them quickly on high heat so they don’t go too soft. Start with the sauce, so the stir fry is hot and fresh from the pan when serving.
Peanut sauce
200 ml creamy coconut milk
1 dl crunchy peanut butter
2 cloves of garlic
3 cm fresh ginger
2 tsp red or green curry paste
1 tbsp brown sugar
3 tbsp Japanese soy
10 drops of sriracha or 0,5 tsp red chili, finely chopped
Noodle Stir Fry
300 g rice noodles
100 g cabbage, thinly sliced
2 carrots, coarsely grated
10 cm leek, thinly sliced
100 g fresh bean sprouts
100 g baby corn, cut in pieces
300 g tofu, marinated and fried
salted peanuts, coriander and lime for serving
