This flavourful Vegan Pad Thai is so quick to whip up! Sweet and spicy with hits of citrus. Using roasted almonds makes this meal PEANUT FREE!

I love making this Vegan Pad Thai.

It is so useful!

Beside being delicious it also does double duty. You can enjoy this as both a quick vegan meal or stretch it out as a side dish by adding your choice of protein.

Super fast and ready in under thirty minutes!

VEGAN PAD THAI

Ever since making this faux soy-less ‘soy’ sauce I’ve been brainstorming dishes to use it in.

A fast food favourite is Pad Thai. I knew that my sauce would be an excellent homemade Vegan Pad Thai ingredient.

I enjoy recreating restaurant meals for a couple of reasons. Firstly, coming from a hospitality background, I know first hand how much butter, salt, and cream go into everything. You’d be amazed. I worked with a chef who’s catch phrase was ‘butter makes it better’.

Eating out is something I now reserve for special occasions and holidays. Even when on holiday, I try to book into hotels that have kitchenettes so I can at least make a few things myself instead of relying on restaurant food for every meal.

Secondly is the expense!

I often hear people lamenting about the cost of eating healthy/organically, yet these very people are no strangers to restaurants and eating out is a regular habit. If one was to add up the cost of eating out even 2-3 times a week it would probably be the same total as my weekly grocery bill. And we eat, let me tell you! When I had my tea leaves read in Victoria this summer, the reader actually picked up on my appetite.

She said “You really like to eat!” What can I say? The tea leaves didn’t lie. 😉

Anywho, back to the Pad Thai!

HOW TO MAKE VEGAN PEANUT FREE PAD THAI

This is so simple to throw together.

In a small bowl, stir together my ‘soy’ sauce, fresh lime juice, a minced clove of garlic, some lovely toasted sesame oil (highly recommended!) and spices like chili flakes, ground ginger and chili powder.

I use brown rice vermicelli noodles and cook them according to the package directions. Choose whatever noodles you like best!

Chop up some fresh cilantro, green onions and a few roasted almonds.

These noodles take no time to make. Basically boil the water and soak the noodles for a couple of minutes until they have reached your desired doneness.

Pour them into a big bowl and toss in the sauce.

Next, I topped everything off with the cilantro, onions and almonds and that’s it!

This dish is a winner for me and Joe (that’s a stamp of approval right there!).

It tastes light and fresh with a bit of a kick. I like the texture of the crunchy green onions and roasted almonds. It’s a great weeknight option when you want something fast, easy and, the best part, guilt free!

MORE HEALTHY VEGAN RECIPES:

Coconut Bacon

Banana “Nice” Cream

Hemp Milk

Vanilla Cashew Coffee Creamer

Homemade Banana Chips

Coconut Oil Peanut Butter Fudge

*Originally posted September 27, 2013. Updated April 21, 2020*

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