Vegan Pad Thai with Zoodles
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Ditch traditional noodles for zucchini noodles in this delicious, veggie-packed, gluten free and vegan Pad Thai recipe, made with the best Pad Thai sauce in only 20 minutes!
After 7 years of blogging, one of my favorite things to do is take two really popular recipes and mash them up. Enter 15 Minute Spicy Vegetable Pad Thai and Bruschetta Grilled Chicken Zoodle Bowls.
For this recipe I stole the zoodles from the zoodle bowl recipe and the pad thai sauce from the vegetable pad thai recipe. I dded A TON of veggies and voila, Vegan Pad Thai with Zoodles was born!
The result was one seriously delicious combination of textures and flavors in a totally easy, veggie packed recipe!
How to make Vegan Pad Thai Noodles
No need to worry about what ingredients are in these Vegan Pad Thai Noodles, it’s just zucchini! Use a spiralizer to turn four large zucchinis into zucchini noodles. Press the zucchini noodles between two paper towels to release any extra water from the zucchini. These will replace traditional rice noodles in this pad thai recipe.
Is Vegetable Pad Thai gluten free?
Yes! The key to making this Vegetable Pad Thai recipe gluten free is in the sauce and the zucchini noodles. The sauce is made with Tamari, which is a gluten free soy sauce, and Thai Kitchen Red Curry Paste, which is also gluten free.
How do you make Pad Thai Peanut Sauce?
To make the Pad Thai Peanut Sauce, simply combine soy sauce, sesame oil, peanut butter, brown sugar, lime juice, sriracha and red curry paste in a small bowl.
After cooking the veggies and zucchini noodles, toss in the sauce. Serve topped with fresh scallions, cilantro and crushed peanuts.
I seriously could not stop eating this bowl of veggie deliciousness! There’s a crisp texture from the veggies, a crunch from the fresh scallions and peanuts on top, and a creaminess from the sauce.
It has just a hint of sweetness and touch of spice. If you want to add more spice, drizzle a little extra sriracha on top.
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Vegan Pad Thai with Zoodles
Ingredients
Pad Thai Sauce
- ¼ cup gluten free soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice, app. 1 small lime
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 1 tablespoon thai red curry paste
Zoodle Pad Thai
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ cup carrots, shredded
- 1 cup broccoli
- ½ cup red bell pepper, sliced
- ½ cup sugar snap peas
- 4 zucchinis, spiralized into zucchini noodles
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons scallions, chopped
- 2 tablespoons peanuts, crushed
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine all of the ingredients to make the pad thai sauce, set aside.
- Add the sesame oil to a large skillet or wok on the stove over medium high heat.
- Add the carrots, broccoli, red bell pepper and sugar snap peas, cook for 5-6 minutes.
- Add the zucchini noodles and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes.
- Add the sauce and toss to combine.
- Remove from the heat and serve topped with cilantro, scallions and peanuts.
Notes
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5 Comments on “Vegan Pad Thai with Zoodles”
Love that it is healthy and looks amazing! Must try.
I may love zoodles more than regular pasta. LOVE this pad thai version!
ME TOO!!
What a fabulous low carb recipe, I made it already this week and my husband has been begging me to make it again. We loved it and that sauce is divine!
Love to hear that Joanie! Thanks so much for sharing!