Chilli Thai Kelp Noodles

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Description

Kelp noodles make an ideal substitute for pasta if you're looking to follow a raw, gluten-free or even paleo diet! They soak up the flavors of sauces in the most delicious way and have an enticingly soft, noodle-like texture when left to marinate for just a few minutes. This recipe by Rachael Campbell has a definite Thai theme with flavors of lime, ginger, lemongrass, and garlic and turns up the heat with the addition of spicy cayenne and red chili to garnish. Almond butter is used as a peanut-replacement in the sauce to make this recipe completely raw-friendly and also much less allergenic. Delicious, fresh and healthy!

Ingredients

At a glance

Entrées & Main Dishes

Serves

4-6

Ingredients for Noodles

340 g packet kelp noodles
2 carrots grated
1 lebanese cucumber sliced into sticks
3 spring onions chopped finely
3 red cabbage leaves sliced thinly
red chilli to taste
coriander to taste


Ingredients for Paste

65 g almond butter
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons lime juice
2 teaspoons ginger skinned
1 spring onion
1 garlic clove
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 carrot peeled
1/2 lemon grass finely chopped
2 tablespoons filtered water (add more water if needed to make thick liquid paste)

Garnish

lemon grass finely sliced
red chilli to taste
coriander to taste
salt and pepper to taste

Methods/steps

Method for Noodles

1) Grate carrot finely
2) Slice cucumber and red cabbage thinly
3) Chop spring onions, red chilli and coriander finely
4) Open packet of kelp noodle rinse well in fresh cold water and place in large mixing bowl
5) Mix all ingredients through kelp noodles


Method for paste

Place all ingredients in vitmaix, blend to a smooth paste. Scrape ingredients in large mixing bowl. Mix paste through kelp noodles

Additional Tips

Kelp Noodles are a sea vegetable in the form of an easy to eat raw noodle. Made of only kelp (a sea vegetable), sodium alginate (sodium salt extracted from a brown seaweed), and water, Kelp Noodles are fat-free, gluten-free, and very low in carbohydrates and calories. Their noodle form and neutral taste allow for a variety of uses including salads, stir-(not)fries while their healthful content provides a rich source of trace minerals including iodine, which kelp is well known for. Their unique texture completes the package, making Kelp Noodles a one-of-a-kind healthful and tasty alternative to pasta and rice noodles. Best of all, no cooking is required. Just rinse or soak the noodles and add to any dish and they are ready to eat, you can warm/heat them if you prefer.

Enjoy this healthy, refreshing and warming dish!

Recipe by Rachael Campbell:
http://rachaelsrawfood.com/