30 mins
Super easy
serves 4
About the recipe
A great way to make sure you’re getting the vitamins and minerals your body needs is to eat the rainbow. Eating a mixture of different coloured vegetables, like in this stir-fry, will help you do that. This dish will give you two of your 5-a-day. Of course, feel free to use whatever vegetables you have in the fridge – this is a great dish for using up leftovers too!
Ingredients
200g thick flat rice noodles
1 red onion
2 cloves of garlic
5cm piece of ginger
½ a bunch of fresh coriander
1 small head of broccoli
1 red or yellow pepper
350g firm tofu
1 carrot
optional: ½ a fresh red chilli
100g unsalted cashew nuts
vegetable oil
100g mangetout
100g baby spinach
2 limes
sesame oil
low-salt soy sauce
Method
- Cook the noodles according to the packet instructions, then drain and refresh in cold water (this stops them from over-cooking) and place to one side.
- On a chopping board, peel and finely slice the onion, then peel and finely chop the garlic.
- Peel the ginger using a teaspoon, then chop into matchsticks. Pick the coriander leaves and finely chop the stalks.
- Cut the broccoli florets off the stalk, halve any larger florets, then thinly slice the stalk. Halve the pepper, scoop out the seeds and pith with a teaspoon, then slice into strips.
- Cut the tofu into rough 2cm cubes. Using a speed-peeler, peel the carrot lengthways into long ribbons.
- Trim and halve the chilli lengthways (if using), then run a teaspoon down the cut side to scoop out the seeds and white pith. Finely slice at an angle, then wash your hands thoroughly.
- Place a wok or large non-stick frying pan on a medium heat, add the cashew nuts, and toast until golden, stirring regularly. Tip into a small bowl.
- Place the pan back on a high heat and drizzle in 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Add the red onion, garlic, ginger and coriander stalks, then fry for 2 minutes, or until lightly golden, stirring regularly.
- Throw in the broccoli, pepper, tofu and mangetouts, and fry for 2 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Stir in the spinach and allow it to wilt, then add the noodles and carrot ribbons. Toss well for a minute to heat through.
- Squeeze over the juice from half the lime, add 1 teaspoon of sesame oil and 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, then toss to coat.
- Sprinkle over the sliced chilli (if using), toasted nuts and the reserved coriander leaves, then serve with lime wedges for squeezing.
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