New Year, More Meatless

Hello Readers!

It's been a while, hasn't it? Well, I guess I just lost track of time. More likely, I've just been busy with other stuff, you know like school and track and piano and girl scouts and all that fun stuff.

Anyway, I decided to start off the year right by finally making something for Meatless Monday. I decided to make something my whole family would like, as all of my meat loving brothers are home, so I made Whole Food's Sesame Noodles (recipe below). This recipe is so quick and easy, even someone who doesn't know how to cook can do it! Well, would you look at that, it's also vegan! (weird because I'm not really into the whole vegan thing, but I didn't realize it until I started making it...) Oh, and it's even peanut free!

But here's the catch, guys. Wait for it....

It tastes good!!!

Yeah, I was surprised by that too. The sauce is really addicting, and so are the vegetables. You'll definitely find yourself making this one again and again. And although it may seem like you're just eating vegetables and noodles, this dish has some protein from the almond butter, and you definitely get a lot of carbs. It certainly fills you up easily.

Ingredients

1 (8-ounce) package brown rice spaghetti or other thin pasta
1/4 cup wheat-free, reduced sodium tamari
2 tablespoons sesame tahini
2 tablespoons roasted smooth almond butter
1 tablespoon brown rice vinegar
1 tablespoon lemon juice, or more to taste
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
Hot sauce to taste (optional)
1 cup shredded red cabbage
1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup sliced green onions
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds

Method

Cook pasta until al dente according to package directions. Drain pasta thoroughly.

In a large bowl, whisk together tamari, tahini, almond butter, vinegar, lemon juice, toasted sesame oil and hot sauce. Add pasta, cabbage, carrots and green onions. Toss to coat noodles thoroughly with sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve.

So here we go with another alternative to eating meat on a Monday:

Happy Eating!
Leda :)