I am obsessed with Pad Thai! So being able to make it at home and make it 100% plant-based is super important to me.

If you haven’t tried Pad Thai before, you are definitely missing out. I highly recommend this recipe because it’s easy and doesn’t require a lot of ingredients you don’t already have at home or that you can’t easily find at your local grocery store.

I love to serve this dish when I’m hosting because it can feed a lot of people and is able to accommodate a lot of dietary preferences.

If you are looking for an appetizer to serve with Pad Thai, I love to make my own rice wrap spring rolls (recipe coming to the blog soon).

Easy Vegan Pad Thai

 

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

Total time: 45 minutes

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

1 package of medium width rice noodles

Sauce:

1/3 cup soy sauce or tamari

1/3 cup lime juice

1/4 cup tomato paste

1/3 cup coconut sugar (or cane sugar)

1 tsp dried chilies/red pepper flakes

3/4 cup olive oil

Goods:

2 tbsp coconut oil

6 cloves garlic, minced

2 packages of extra firm tofu; 1 cubed, 1 crumbled*

3/4 cup ground unsalted peanuts**

4 cups bean sprouts

7 green onions, cut into 1/2″ pieces

Garnish:

1/4 cup chopped peanuts**

6 lime wedges

6 lemon wedges

1/2 cup cilantro

Directions:

1. Place noodles on a large bowl. Cover with boiling water and allow to cook for 5-10 minutes. Once soft, drain and set aside.
2. Mix sauce ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
3. In a large wok, heat oil over high heat and cook garlic until lightly browned
4. Add cubed tofu and fry until lightly browned
5. Add crumbled tofu and continue to fry until lightly browned
6. Add noodles and sauce to wok and mix well. Fry for 3 minutes
7. Add ground peanuts, bean sprouts and green onion. Lightly toss for 2 minutes
8. Serve immediately with garnishes

Notes:

*If you eat eggs, you can replace the crumbled tofu with 4 eggs beaten lightly. I would also recommend pressing the tofu before cubing and crumbling it to remove access water.

**You can replace peanuts for almonds or other nut if needed.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do.

xoxo